The water paradox : overcoming the global crisis in water management /

The water paradox : overcoming the global crisis in water management /

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Author / Creator:	Barbier, Edward, 1957- author.
Imprint:	New Haven : Yale University Press, [2019]
Description:	1 online resource (xii, 282 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	Water resources development. Water-supply -- International cooperation. Water-supply -- Management. Water resources development. Water-supply -- International cooperation. Water-supply -- Management.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13541474

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ISBN:	9780300240573 0300240570 9780300224436 0300224435
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-270) and index. Print version record.
Summary:	A radical new approach to tackling the growing threat of water scarcity. Water is essential to life, yet humankind's relationship with water is complex. For millennia, we have perceived it as abundant and easily accessible. But water shortages are fast becoming a persistent reality for all nations, rich and poor. With demand outstripping supply, a global water crisis is imminent. In this trenchant critique of current water policies and practices, Edward Barbier argues that our water crisis is as much a failure of water management as it is a result of scarcity. Outdated governance structures and institutions, combined with continual underpricing, have perpetuated the overuse and undervaluation of water and disincentivized much-needed technological innovation. As a result "water grabbing" is on the rise, and cooperation to resolve these disputes is increasingly fraught. Barbier draws on evidence from countries across the globe to show the scale of the problem, and outlines the policy and management solutions needed to avert this crisis
Other form:	Print version: Barbier, Edward, 1957- Water paradox. New Haven : Yale University Press, [2019] 0300224435

Table of Contents:

Introduction : the water paradox
Water as an economic good
Humankind and water
Water in the modern era : toward a global crisis?
A global crisis in water management
Reforming governance and institutions
Ending the underpricing of water
Supporting innovations
Managing a global resource
The future of water.