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

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 southwest...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Chartres, Colin John, 1951-
Otros Autores: Varma, Samyuktha, 1981-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : FT Press, ©2011.
Edición:1st ed.
Temas:
Water resources development.
Sustainable development.
Climatic changes.
Ressources en eau > Exploitation.
Développement durable.
Climat > Changements.
water resources development.
sustainable development.
climate change.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo (Requiere registro previo con correo institucional)
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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