This collection includes chapters that range across a variety of forms or examples of conflict
related to environmental matters. 2 This is deliberate in order to achieve several goals. First …

Water is found almost everywhere on Earth. Approximately 70% of our planet's surface is
covered by water in the form of oceans, seas, lakes, rivers and streams, canals and ponds …

Water stress is creating unprecedented tensions between freshwater users, with inter-
connected risks (World Bank, 2016). Freshwater, the" blue gold", is becoming an attractive …

Second only to trade in drugs and weapons, environmental crimes are considered the
largest illegal business in the world. Although there is no universally agreed definition of …

One of the issues that arises when writing popular science books is that of units. Yards or
meters? Kilograms or pounds? In everyday life, we use both. However, mixing units is …

In 2013 The Coca-Cola Company announced their latest corporate social responsibility
(CSR) project: the EKOCENTER. Envisioned for communities lacking access to safe drinking …

In Acquiring Modernity, Paul B. Paolucci, updating classical theory, examines the nature of
modern society. Investigated from a sociological perspective but written in accessible …

In the decade of the 1990's, people started to foresee a dark future wherein wars over the
precious resource water would be a reality. This was to be called the water wars thesis and …

Abstract The City of Brockton started using desalination as a water source 9 years ago.
However, the facility is underused due to Brockton's limited budget and availability of an …