Desalination, space and power: The ramifications of Israel's changing water geography

Geoforum

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 272-284

  Feitelson, Eran ^a   Rosenthal, Gad ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b Kivun Consultants Ltd   (Israel)

Author keywords

Desalination; Israel; Neoliberalization; Power; Transboundary water; Wastewater; Water geography

Indexed keywords

DESALINATION; MONOPOLY; NEOLIBERALISM; TRANSBOUNDARY COOPERATION; WASTEWATER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

ISRAEL;

EID: 84856951459     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2011.08.011     Document Type: Article

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