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Connected by Sea, Isolated by Water: Water and Water Supply Infrastructure on Two Croatian Islands

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: This article presents ethnographic research on the lack of water infrastructure on two Croatian islands – Žirje and Hvar. Both islands are examples of various forms of isolation that have persisted throughout history and have even been reinforced by absent or neglected water infrastructure. The author critically examines the social, cultural, and economic role of water as a factor or survival or disappearance, along with its political and demographic consequences.

Source: Traditiones

DOI: 10.3986/traditio2024530205

Author: Ana Perinić Lewis

Institution: Institute for Migration Research

Language: English

Topic: Water Governance and Infrastructure

Subfield: Political Science and International Relations

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Clean water and sanitation

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: Slovenska Akademija Znanosti in Umetnosti, Javna Agencija za Raziskovalno Dejavnost RS, Hrvatska Zaklada za Znanost