Introduction to the Special Issue: Water Grabbing? Focus on the (Re)appropriation of Finite Water Resources

Recent large-scale land acquisitions for agricultural production (including biofuels), popularly known as 'land grabbing', have attracted headline attention. Water as both a target and driver of this phenomenon has been largely ignored despite the interconnectedness of water and land. This...

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Main Authors: Lyla Mehta, Gert Jan Veldwisch, Jennifer Franco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Water Alternatives Association 2012-06-01
Series:Water Alternatives
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Online Access:http://www.water-alternatives.org/index.php/alldoc/articles/vol5/v5issue2/165-a5-2-1/file