| Titre : |
Rivers of Eden : the struggle for water and the quest for peace in the Middle East |
| Titre original : |
[Rivières d'Eden : la lutte pour l'eau et la quête de la paix au Moyen-Orient] |
| Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
| Auteurs : |
Daniel Hillel, Auteur |
| Editeur : |
London, New York, Toronto : Oxford University Press |
| Année de publication : |
1994 |
| Importance : |
355 p. |
| Présentation : |
Illustrations, cartes |
| Format : |
25 cm |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : |
978-0-19-508068-1 |
| Prix : |
$30.00 |
| Note générale : |
Notes, bibliographie, glossaire, index |
| Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
| Mots-clés : |
Moyen-Orient Politique de l'eau Ressources en eau Droits des riverains |
| Index. décimale : |
1300 Erdnîgarî & aborî, giştî | Géographie & économie, général | Geography & economics, general | جوگرافیا و ئابووری گشتی |
| Note de contenu : |
After decades of strife, the Middle East now seems to be moving toward peace. But prospects for a settlement stand on shakier ground than many observers realize, says scientist Daniel Hillel. What they tend to overlook is that the severely wounded environment of the region threatens the future stability of any political accord. Widespread destruction of vegetation and natural habitats, erosion of uplands, desertification of semiarid areas, waterlogging and salinization of valleys, and, most of all, depletion and pollution of precious water resources— no diplomatic formula will ensure lasting peace in the Middle East, argues Hillel, unless it redresses these ills.
In Rivers of Eden, Hillel examines this environmental crisis and explores its crucial role in the political and economic future of this particularly sensitive and troubled region. He shows how ecological degradation, exacerbated by an uncontrolled explosion of population and a potential warming and drying of climate, is itself a cause of instability in the area, dislocating and disorienting countless people and fomenting despair and extremism. And yet, he adds, since no country in the region can solve its water problem alone, the very cause of conflict is also an inducement for promoting peace. This hope illuminates Rivers of Eden as it traces the vital issue of water in the Middle East, ranging from its first appearance in antiquity and its manifestations in folklore and religion to the present. |
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Rivers of Eden = [Rivières d'Eden : la lutte pour l'eau et la quête de la paix au Moyen-Orient] : the struggle for water and the quest for peace in the Middle East [texte imprimé] / Daniel Hillel, Auteur . - London, New York, Toronto : Oxford University Press, 1994 . - 355 p. : Illustrations, cartes ; 25 cm. ISBN : 978-0-19-508068-1 : $30.00 Notes, bibliographie, glossaire, index Langues : Anglais ( eng)
| Mots-clés : |
Moyen-Orient Politique de l'eau Ressources en eau Droits des riverains |
| Index. décimale : |
1300 Erdnîgarî & aborî, giştî | Géographie & économie, général | Geography & economics, general | جوگرافیا و ئابووری گشتی |
| Note de contenu : |
After decades of strife, the Middle East now seems to be moving toward peace. But prospects for a settlement stand on shakier ground than many observers realize, says scientist Daniel Hillel. What they tend to overlook is that the severely wounded environment of the region threatens the future stability of any political accord. Widespread destruction of vegetation and natural habitats, erosion of uplands, desertification of semiarid areas, waterlogging and salinization of valleys, and, most of all, depletion and pollution of precious water resources— no diplomatic formula will ensure lasting peace in the Middle East, argues Hillel, unless it redresses these ills.
In Rivers of Eden, Hillel examines this environmental crisis and explores its crucial role in the political and economic future of this particularly sensitive and troubled region. He shows how ecological degradation, exacerbated by an uncontrolled explosion of population and a potential warming and drying of climate, is itself a cause of instability in the area, dislocating and disorienting countless people and fomenting despair and extremism. And yet, he adds, since no country in the region can solve its water problem alone, the very cause of conflict is also an inducement for promoting peace. This hope illuminates Rivers of Eden as it traces the vital issue of water in the Middle East, ranging from its first appearance in antiquity and its manifestations in folklore and religion to the present. |
| En ligne : |
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0636/94019092-d.html |
| Permalink : |
https://pmb.institutkurde.org/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=3629 |
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