Chasing Water A Guide for Moving from Scarcity to Sustainability /

Water scarcity is spreading and intensifying in many regions of the world, with dire consequences for local communities, economies, and freshwater ecosystems. Current approaches tend to rely on policies crafted at the state or national level, which on their own have proved insufficient to arrest wat...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Richter, Brian (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : Imprint: Island Press, 2014.
Edición:1st ed. 2014.
Temas:
Pollution.
Water.
Hydrology.
Freshwater ecology.
Marine ecology.
Biotic communities.
Freshwater and Marine Ecology.
Ecosystems.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Running Out of Water
  • 2. Taking Stock of Our Water Budgets
  • 3. Options for Resolving Water Bankruptcy
  • 4. Who Is Responsible for Water?
  • 5. Seven Principles for Sustainability
  • 6. Bringing Power to the People
  • 7. How to Survive a Water Crisis: Murray-Darling Basin, Australia
  • 8. Chasing Hope
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • About the Author
  • Index.

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