A. J. M. Schelwald-Van Der Kley (Lida), Linda Reijerkerk

Water: A way of life (eBook, ePUB)

Sustainable water management in a cultural context

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A better understanding of cultural water beliefs and practices may lead to new concepts for future sustainable water management ¿ from flood management to water supply, sanitation, and irrigation management. Based on extensive research, Water: A Way of Life builds a cultural road toward new sustainable water management practices. It takes readers on a water journey through time and across the world¿s continents. It provides a guidebook for water professionals exporting knowledge and technologies to foreign countries where the challenge is to create sustainable solutions for water management by taking into account local, cultural factors.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 140
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. März 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781135210922
• Artikelnr.: 58765206

Autorenporträt

Lida Schelwald-van der Kley has worked as an international environmental consultant for both private companies and government organizations for over 20 years. Since 1994 Lida is managing director of her own consultancy company, Envision-S. She is also a member of the Board of Directors of a Dutch Water Board. Lida is author of several international publications on successful communication between industrial companies and their stakeholders. Linda Reijerkerk has been working since 1985 in a variety of countries as a cultural anthropologist and international water management consultant with a clear focus on processes and institutional development and management. As Linda noticed an increase in water conflicts, she specialised as a mediator in 1997. She is now Director of the Centre for Conflict Resolution in the Netherlands, specialised in mediation and negotiation training. She is author of several publications on mediation, conflict resolution and culture.