Coping with Water Scarcity Addressing the Challenges /

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Santos Pereira, Luis (Συγγραφέας), Cordery, Ian (Συγγραφέας), Iacovides, Iacovos (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2009.
• Θέματα: Environment.; Climate change.; Hydrogeology.; Atmospheric sciences.; Environmental management.; Soil science.; Soil conservation.; Water pollution.; Environmental Management.; Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution.; Climate Change Management and Policy.; Atmospheric Sciences.; Soil Science & Conservation.

One of the main problems confronting the world of the 21st Century is a shortage of water. There is already severe scarcity in many regions of the world, causing tremendous problems for local populations and indeed entire societies. There is insufficient water available for the production of food to...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Water Scarcity Concepts
• Physical Characteristics and Processes Leading to Water Scarcity
• Droughts and Desertification
• Conceptual Thinking in Coping with Water Scarcity
• SurfaceWater Use and Harvesting
• Groundwater Use and Recharge
• Using Non-conventionalWater Resources
• Water Conservation and Saving: Concepts and Performance
• Water Conservation and Saving Measures and Practices
• Social, Economic, Cultural, Legal and Institutional Constraints and Issues
• Education.