Product Description
by Neelke Doorn (Author)
A comprehensive introduction to water ethics, this book explores the common thread between debates in the allocation of water resources, the human right to water and the commodification and privatisation of water services, and fills the gap for alternatives to the predominantly consequentialist approach to dealing with these issues.
Author Biography
Professor Neelke Doorn is distinguished Antoni van Leeuwenhoek professor 'Ethics of water engineering' at the Ethics and Philosophy of Technology Section of Delft University of Technology. She holds degrees in civil engineering (BSc MSc), philosophy (BA MA PhD) and law (LLB LLM). Her current research concentrates on moral issues in water engineering and climate policy, with a special focus on how a resilience approach affects the distribution of responsibilities in water governance and climate policy.
