Screen LibraryThe water paradox : overcoming the global crisis in water management /
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 crisi...
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Yale University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | New Haven, CT : |
| Publication Dates: | [2019] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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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 Outdated governance structures and institutions, combined with continual underpricing, have perpetuated the overuse and undervaluation of water and disincentivized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. |
| Item Description: | "Why there will never be enough water--and how to avoid the coming crisis"--Front of dust jacket. |
| Carrier Form: | xii, 281 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780300224436 0300224435 |
| Index Number: | HD1691 |
| CLC: | TV213.4 |
| Call Number: | TV213.4/B236 |
| 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 resourse -- The future of water. |