The Field of Water Policy - Power and Scarcity in the American Southwest (Hardcover)

Bringing together the analysis of a diverse team of social scientists, this book proposes a new approach to environmental problems. Cutting through the fragmented perspectives on water crises, it seeks to shift the analytic perspectives on water policy by looking at the social logics behind environmental issues. Most importantly, it analyzes the dynamic influences on water management, as well as the social and institutional forces that orient water and conservation policies. The first work of its kind, The Field of Water Policy: Power and Scarcity in the American Southwest brings the tools of Pierre Bourdieu's field sociology to bear on a moment of environmental crisis, with a study of the logics of water policy in the American Southwest, a region that allows us to see the contest over the management of scarce resources in a context of lasting drought. As such, it will appeal to scholars in the social and political sciences with interests in the environment and the management of natural resources.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Advances in Sociology
Release date:	December 2019
First published:	2020
Authors:	Franck Poupeau • Murielle Coeurdray • Eliza Benites-Gambirazio • Brian O'Neill • Joan Cortinas Munoz
Dimensions:	234 x 156mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	246
ISBN-13:	978-0-367-19259-4
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Environmental engineering & technology > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Area / regional studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > General Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > The hydrosphere > General Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Physical geography > General Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Human geography > General
LSN:	0-367-19259-4
Barcode:	9780367192594

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