Water for food in a changing world /
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| Imprint: | London ; New York : Routledge, 2011. |
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| Description: | xvii, 333 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Contributions from the Rosenberg International Forum on Water Policy ; 2 Contributions from the Rosenberg International Forum on Water Policy. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8383178 |
Table of Contents:
- List of figures and tables
- Notes on Contributors
- Preface
- Part I. Introduction
- 1. Converging global food and water trade-offs
- Part II. Innovations in the agricultural response to the sustainability challenge
- 2. Optimizing water productivity in food production
- 3. Modern agriculture under stress: lessons from the Murray- Darling Basin in Australia
- 4. Integrated watershed management: towards sustainable solutions in Africa
- 5. Lessons for Spain: A Critical Assessment of The Role of Science And Society
- Part III. Counting the drops and the mouths to feed: food production and trade
- 6. Back to basics on water as constraint for global food production: opportunities And Limitations
- 7. Globalization of water resources through virtual water trade
- Part IV. Water for the environment
- 8. Balancing water for people and nature
- 9. Optimizing water for life
- Part V. Revitalized water governance
- 10. Water science and policy In a Changing World: Perceptions from a Practitioner
- 11. Promises under construction: the evolving paradigm for water governance and the case of Northern Mexico
- 12. Beyond universal remedies for good water governance: political and contextual approach
- 13. Water policies in Spain: balancing water for food and water for nature
- Part VI. Conclusions
- 14. Can the world feed itself sustainably?
- Index
