Provocative, passionate and populist, RMB Manifestos are short and concise non-fiction books of literary, critical, and cultural studies. The Columbia River Treaty ratification in 1964 created the largest hydropower project in North...
Water resources development
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Author:Sandford, Robert William, Harford, Deborah, O'Riordan, Dr. JonSummary: -
Author:Summary:Power Struggles: Hydro Development and First Nations in Manitoba and Quebec examines the evolution of new agreements between First Nations and Inuit and the hydro corporations in Quebec and Manitoba, including the Wuskwatim Dam Project...
- Author:Fergusson, JamesSummary:
A writer's travels along the legendary yet contested Jordan River-exploring the long conflict over water supply Access to water has played a pivotal role in the Israel-Palestine dispute. Israel has diverted the River Jordan via...
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Author:Mulder, MichelleSummary:In the developed world, if you want a drink of water you just turn on a tap or open a bottle. But for millions of families worldwide, finding clean water is a daily challenge, and kids are often the ones responsible for carrying water...
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Author:Sandford, Robert WilliamSummary:Provocative, passionate and populist, RMB Manifestos are short and concise non-fiction books of literary, critical, and cultural studies. Fresh water is essential to both the ever-expanding human population and the ever-threatened...
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Author:Pierre-Louis TrudeauSummary:Trois chiffres-clés suffisent à démontrer que les enjeux concernant cette ressource sont désormais vitaux : 1,2 milliards d'êtres humains n'ont pas accès à l'eau, plus de 2 milliards n'ont pas d'eau...
- Author:Luby, BrittanySummary:
Dammed: The Politics of Loss and Survival in Anishinaabe Territory explores Canada's hydroelectric boom in the Lake of the Woods area. It complicates narratives of increasing affluence in postwar Canada, revealing that the inverse...
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Author:Reyes, Lawney L.Summary:The childhood memories of the author portray the building of the Grand Coulee Dam during the Depression, and the stories of the men who came to build it. B Street was the street of shops, restaurants, bars, and brothels where the...
