Liquid power : water and contested modernities in Spain, 1898-2010

Liquid power : water and contested modernities in Spain, 1898-2010 / Erik Swyngedouw.

Erik Swyngedouw explores how water becomes part of the tumultuous processes of modernisation and development. Using the experience of Spain as a lens to view the interplay of modernity and environmental transformation, he shows that every political project is also an environmental project. Offering...

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Main Author: Swyngedouw, E. (Erik) (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : The MIT Press, [2015]
Series:Urban and industrial environments.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Water resources development > Political aspects > Spain > History > 20th century.
Water-supply > Political aspects > Spain > History > 20th century.
Water > Government policy > Spain > History > 20th century.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Real Estate > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Environmental Policy.
Water > Government policy
Water resources development > Political aspects
Water-supply > Political aspects
Spain
History
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Summary:Erik Swyngedouw explores how water becomes part of the tumultuous processes of modernisation and development. Using the experience of Spain as a lens to view the interplay of modernity and environmental transformation, he shows that every political project is also an environmental project. Offering an innovative perspective on the relationship of nature and society, 'Liquid Power' illuminates the political nature of nature.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 301 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780262326957
0262326957
DOI:10.7551/mitpress/9780262029032.001.0001
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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