Publication details for Professor Veronica Strang

Strang, V. (2012). Diverting Water: cultural plurality and public water features in an urban environment. In Water, Cultural Diversity and Global Environmental Change: Emerging Trends, Sustainable Futures?. Johnston, B., Hiwasaki, L., Klaver, I., Ramos-Castillo, A. & Strang, V. Paris, Dordrecht, New York: Springer and UNESCO. 97-116.

• Publication type: Chapter in book
• ISSN/ISBN: 9789400717732 (hardback), 9789400718661 (paperback), 9789400717749 (ebook), 9786029837247
• DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-1774-9_7
• Further publication details on publisher web site

Author(s) from Durham

• Professor Veronica Strang

Abstract

There are many diverse cultural engagements with water: different spiritual and secular beliefs and understandings; multiple views about how resources should be owned, used and managed; varied interactions with water in all its forms; and a wide spectrum of ideas about how to achieve sustainability and engage with environmental change.