عنوان

Introduction to Special Issue

Number

LA129591

.Language of Text, Soundtrack etc

انگلیسی

Title Proper

Introduction to Special Issue

General Material Designation

[Article]

First Statement of Responsibility

Franz Krause, Veronica Strang, Franz Krause, et al.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Leiden

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Brill

Text of Note

Human life is both literally and metaphorically unthinkable without water, which permeates and enlivens every form of human activity. Water is equally important for all living organisms, flowing through plants, animals and humans, through places, river systems and ocean currents, and through the entire hydrological cycle, where it constitutes a fundamental aspect of the weather and climate. For many people water epitomizes the connections and integration of living processes: as the life-giving element enabling production and reproduction, and as a substance of community and belonging. However, the fluid qualities that enable water to connect mean that it can also be a major medium for pollution and a threat when overly abundant. And, being essential to all productive processes, it can readily become a means of control and domination. This special issue explores the ways the vitality of water is constituted, negotiated and used strategically in various socio-ecological contexts. How does water figure in experiences, narratives and symbols of living, creativity and healing, or in practices and discourses about pollution and destruction? In what ways can water be used to support or undermine particular power relations? How are ideas about "living water" articulated in property regimes, development projects and conservation strategies? Human life is both literally and metaphorically unthinkable without water, which permeates and enlivens every form of human activity. Water is equally important for all living organisms, flowing through plants, animals and humans, through places, river systems and ocean currents, and through the entire hydrological cycle, where it constitutes a fundamental aspect of the weather and climate. For many people water epitomizes the connections and integration of living processes: as the life-giving element enabling production and reproduction, and as a substance of community and belonging. However, the fluid qualities that enable water to connect mean that it can also be a major medium for pollution and a threat when overly abundant. And, being essential to all productive processes, it can readily become a means of control and domination. This special issue explores the ways the vitality of water is constituted, negotiated and used strategically in various socio-ecological contexts. How does water figure in experiences, narratives and symbols of living, creativity and healing, or in practices and discourses about pollution and destruction? In what ways can water be used to support or undermine particular power relations? How are ideas about "living water" articulated in property regimes, development projects and conservation strategies?

Date of Publication

2013

Physical description

95-102

Title

Worldviews: Global Religions, Culture, and Ecology

Volume Number

17/2

International Standard Serial Number

1568-5357

Subject Term

agency

Subject Term

bioethics

Subject Term

environmental change

Subject Term

human-environmental relations

Subject Term

water

Franz Krause

Veronica Strang

Call Number

10.1163/15685357-01702001

Electronic name

p

[Article]

275578

a

Y