Rights, rivers and the quest for water commons : the case of Bangladesh / Imtiaz Ahmed.

Right to water may sound novel and somewhat dramatic, yet it has been central to the quest of human civilization for thousands of years. One of the earliest references to water as "common property" can be found in the Jewish laws as early as 3000 BCE. Similar views are also found in Islam. In fact,...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:SpringerBriefs in environment, security, development and peace ; v. 36.
Main Author: Ahmed, Imtiaz, 1958- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2021]
Series:SpringerBriefs in environment, security, development and peace ; v. 36.
Subjects:
Right to water > Bangladesh.
Water rights > Bangladesh.
Water security > Bangladesh.
Right to water.
Water rights.
Water security.
Bangladesh.
Physical Description:xvii, 125 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 24 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Framework for Analysis
  • 3. Politics, Geopolitics and River Rights
  • 4. Economic Consequences of a Transboundary River
  • 5. Women, Girls and Rivers
  • 6.-The Anthropocene and the Riverine People
  • 7.Water Culture and the Braided Life of a Cultural River
  • 8. Technology and the Rights of Rivers
  • 9. Psychology of Water Dystopia
  • 10. Conclusion: Resistance and the Quest for Water Commons.