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"The shortage of fresh water is likely to be one of the most pressing issues of the twenty-first century. A UNESCO report predicts that as many as 7 billion people will face shortages of drinking water by 2050. Here, David Lewis Feldman examines river-basin management cases around the world to...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Feldman, David Lewis, 1951-
Autor Corporativo: Center for American Places
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007.
Temas:
Water-supply > Government policy > United States.
Water resources development > Environmental aspects > United States > Case studies.
Watersheds > United States > Case studies.
Water-supply > Management.
Sustainable development.
Eau > Approvisionnement > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis.
Ressources en eau > Exploitation > Aspect de l'environnement > États-Unis > Études de cas.
Bassins hydrographiques > États-Unis > Études de cas.
Eau > Approvisionnement > Gestion.
Développement durable.
sustainable development.
Sustainable development
Water resources development > Environmental aspects
Water-supply > Government policy
Water-supply > Management
Watersheds
Ressourcenmanagement
Wasserreserve
Bewässerungswirtschaft
Wasser
United States
USA
Case studies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface
  • 1. Water and sustainability : facing the challenges
  • 2. U.S. and international water resource management efforts : legacy and lessons
  • 3. Five U.S. river basin initiatives : case studies in search of sustainable development
  • 4. Water quality and quantity : the critical interface
  • 5. Toward sound ethical alternatives for water resources management
  • 6. Water resources management as an adaptive process
  • Appendix : River Basin Initiative Survey
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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