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Farmer, Tessa, 1978-

Well connected : everyday water practices in Cairo / Everyday water practices in Cairo Tessa Farmer. - 1 online resource (xii, 171 pages) : illustrations, map. - Water and society . - Water and society. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Connecting well -- Sowing connection -- Locating connection -- Hedging connection -- Sensing connection -- Conclusion: Gathering connection.

"How a community in Cairo, Egypt, has adapted the many systems required for clean water. Who is responsible for ensuring access to clean potable water? In an urbanizing planet beset by climate change, cities are facing increasingly arid conditions and a precarious water future. In Well Connected, anthropologist Tessa Farmer details how one community in Cairo, Egypt, has worked collaboratively to adapt the many systems required to facilitate clean water in their homes and neighborhoods"--


Tessa Farmer (CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA) is an assistant professor at the University of Virginia in the Anthropology Department and the program in Global Studies.

ISBN: 9781421445496 1421445492

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Water-supply--Egypt--Cairo.
Water consumption--Egypt--Cairo.
Water resources development--Egypt--Cairo.
Eau--Approvisionnement--�Egypte--Le Caire.
Eau--Consommation--�Egypte--Le Caire.
Ressources en eau--Exploitation--�Egypte--Le Caire.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General.
HISTORY / Middle East / Egypt (see also Ancient / Egypt)
Manners and customs
Social conditions
Water consumption
Water resources development
Water-supply

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Cairo (Egypt)--Social life and customs.
Cairo (Egypt)--Social conditions.
Egypt--Cairo

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: HD1699.E32 / C3543 2023eb

Dewey Class. No.: 363.6/1096216