Water Brings No Harm - Management Knowledge and the Struggle for the Waters of Kilimanjaro

Water Brings No Harm explores the history of community water management on Mount Kilimanjaro. Using the concept of waterscapes-describing how people "see" water and how physical resources intersect with beliefs, needs, and expectations-Bender argues that water conflicts should be understood as struggles between competing forms of knowledge.

Summary

Water Brings No Harm explores the history of community water management on Mount Kilimanjaro. Using the concept of waterscapes—describing how people “see” water and how physical resources intersect with beliefs, needs, and expectations—Bender argues that water conflicts should be understood as struggles between competing forms of knowledge.

Product details

• Authors: Matthew V. Bender
• Publisher: University of ohio press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2019
• EAN: 9780821423592
• ISBN: 978-0-8214-2359-2
• No. of pages: 316
• Series: New African Histories; New African Histories
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous