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    Where Rivers Meet the Sea
    The Political Ecology of Water

    Stephanie Kane (Author)

    9781439909317

    Paperback / softback, published 10 August 2012

    246 pages
    22.9 x 15.2 x 2 cm, 0.366 kg

    A creative, narrative approach to environmental destruction in urban waterscapes, focusing on neighborhood activists who pressure their governments to follow existing law

    List of Figures
    Acknowledgments
    List of Abbreviations

    1 Introduction

    PART I Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
    2 Sense and Science at the Lake of Dark Waters
    3 Dune Shenanigans and Rebellious Festival Memories
    4 Of Sewage, Sacrifice, and Sacred Springs
    Coda: The Assassination of Antonio ConceiÇÃo Reis

    PART II Buenos Aires, Argentina
    5 Water History, Water Activism
    6 Iconic Bridges of la Boca and Madero (Dereliction as Opportunity)
    7 Neighbors Fight to Reverse Eco-Blind Engineering in Tigre Delta
    8 Convergent Protest from the Provinces: Hydroelectricity + Gold Mining = Water Predation

    9 Conclusion

    Glossary
    Notes
    References
    Index
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