Screen LibraryWater and the future of humanity : revisiting water security /
This unique, engaging, and highly authoritative volume enlightens readers on changes needed in the way society accesses, provides, and uses water. It further shines a light on changes needed in the way we use food, energy, and other goods and services in relation to water, and offers projections and...
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| Corporate Authors: | ; |
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| Published: |
Springer,
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| Publisher Address: | New York : |
| Publication Dates: | [2014] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
This unique, engaging, and highly authoritative volume enlightens readers on changes needed in the way society accesses, provides, and uses water. It further shines a light on changes needed in the way we use food, energy, and other goods and services in relation to water, and offers projections and recommendations, up to 2050, that apply to water access challenges facing the poor and the common misuse of water in industry, agriculture, and municipalities. Written by an unparalleled slate of experts convened by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, the book takes on one of the most critical is |
| Carrier Form: | xxi, 241 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-236). |
| ISBN: |
9783319014562 : 3319014560 |
| Index Number: | HD1691 |
| CLC: | TU991 |
| Call Number: | TU991/W324-15 |
| Contents: | Our Water, Our Future -- Drivers of Water Demand, Course Changes, and Outcomes -- Water Management in a Variable and Changing Climate -- Water for a Healthy Environment -- Integrated Urban Water Resources Management -- Water and Food Security: Growing Uncertainties and New Opportunities -- Water and Energy -- Water Projections and Scenarios: Thinking About Our Future -- Our Water Future: Leadership and Individual Responsibility. |