{"product_id":"murky-water-luca-calafati-9781526188700","title":"Murky Water: Challenging an Unsustainable System","description":"\u003cp\u003eEssential reading for anyone concerned with the future of our most vital resource. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOur water system is a mess. Rising bills and rivers full of sewage grab the headlines, but the greater threat is climate crisis, bringing increased drought and flooding. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book exposes the many problems with our unsustainable water system. Unfair charges limit spending on infrastructure, while financial extraction has turned the water companies into debt-burdened zombies in an increasingly fragmented system. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReforming regulation and tinkering with tariffs will not be enough, and public ownership is just the first step. Murky water shows that the system can only be made sustainable through a radical overhaul of how it is owned, managed, funded and planned. We need a new kind of water management, with national and catchment planning and coordinated action by landowners, local authorities and water companies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWestminster and Whitehall currently stand in the way. To overcome their resistance and secure a sustainable future, we must ignite a social movement capable of challenging power.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Luca Calafati, Julie Froud, Colin Haslam\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1526188708\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781526188700\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Manchester University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/14\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Luca Calafati","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46826022109439,"sku":"9781526188700","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ce867527-0d36-4f9b-82e8-688b29ad5805.jpg?v=1746074330","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/murky-water-luca-calafati-9781526188700","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}