Out of water : from abundance to scardity and how to solve the world's water problems /

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Author / Creator:Chartres, Colin John, 1951-
Edition:1st ed.
Imprint:Upper Saddle River, N.J. : FT Press, ©2011.
Description:1 online resource (xxiii, 229 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13599623
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Other authors / contributors:Varma, Samyuktha, 1981-
ISBN:9780131367265
0131367269
9780132181013
0132181010
9780132181037
0132181037
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary:From cities to biofuels, competition for water is accelerating. Climate change threatens to intensify the onset and severity of the water crisis in several regions of the developing world: this is already happening throughout much of Asia, the Mediterranean, southwestern Australia, and the southwestern US. Along with water shortages, unsafe water becomes an increasingly widespread problem, too. As water crises trigger food and health crises, billions may slip further into poverty, leading to greater social and political unrest, new wars, and worsening national security. Out of Water doesn't just illuminate the coming global water crisis: it presents innovative solutions in agriculture, engineering, governance, and beyond, including state-of-the art techniques for integrated water management. This book will help raise the level of debate about water to the highest levels of government, and identify workable reforms and incentives to help water users utilize this crucial resource far more efficiently.
Other form:Print version: 9786612658990
Standard no.:9786612658990
Table of Contents:
  • Not another crisis!
  • From abundance to scarcity in 25 years
  • Causes of water scarcity
  • Climate change and water
  • Agriculture and water
  • Water, food, and poverty
  • Integrating water
  • Water governance for people and the environment
  • Water rights and water costs
  • Solving the world's water problems.