Author ORCID Identifier
Emily McKee: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5494-4873
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Journal of Palestine Studies
Abstract
Expanding on political ecology analyses that are increasingly applied to water-related challenges, this essay calls for greater attention to the political and social consequences of proposed water solutions. Concern about environmental health in Palestine often highlights a lack of water access, with proposed solutions focusing on increasing water supplies. Drawing on fieldwork in the West Bank, northern Israel, and Tel Aviv, this essay compares how differently situated residents and water managers evaluate the potential impacts of one type of supply-side infrastructure: desalination. This comparison counters avowedly apolitical technical evaluations of such initiatives by showing uneven sociopolitical costs and benefits.
First Page
97
Last Page
103
DOI
10.1080/0377919X.2022.2123213
Publication Date
10-1-2022
Recommended Citation
McKee, Emily, "Toward a Political Ecology of Water Solutions" (2022). Faculty Peer-Reviewed Publications. 1220.
https://huskiecommons.lib.niu.edu/allfaculty-peerpub/1220
Department
Department of Anthropology
ISSN
0377919X
Comments
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in the Journal of Palestine Studies on October 2022, available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/0377919X.2022.2123213.