Water Scarcity and Conflict in African River Basins - The Hydropolitical Landscape

The book presents a critical and comparative analysis of the hydropolitical landscape of African transboundary river basins which, for much of the past century, have been affected by water scarcity.

Sommario

1: Scarcity and Conflict 2: Homer-Dixon's environmental scarcity theory and regime theory 3: The Orange-Senqu River Basin 4: The Nile River Basin 5: The River Niger Basin 6: Findings and Concluding remarks

Info autore

Mahlakeng Khosi Mahlakeng is a Lecturer in the Department of Political and Administrative Studies at the National University of Lesotho, and a Research Fellow at the University of the Free State in the Department of Political Studies and Governance. He holds a PhD in in Political Science from the University of the Free State, South Africa.

Riassunto

The book presents a critical and comparative analysis of the hydropolitical landscape of African transboundary river basins which, for much of the past century, have been affected by water scarcity.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Mahlakeng Khosi Mahlakeng
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 08.10.2024
• EAN: 9781032432458
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3243245-8
• Pagine: 168
• Serie: Earthscan Studies in Water Resource Management
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Biologia > Ecologia; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; NATURE / Natural Resources, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Geopolitics, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / Water Supply, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Real Estate / General, Geopolitics, Africa, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, Applied ecology, environmental science, engineering & technology, Property & real estate, Environmental Management, Water supply & treatment, Environmental science, engineering and technology, Property and real estate, Water supply and treatment