Chasing Water A Guide for Moving from Scarcity to Sustainability /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Richter, Brian (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Washington, DC : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : Imprint: Island Press, 2014.
• Θέματα: Environment.; Environmental management.; Ecosystems.; Aquatic ecology.; Water pollution.; Marine sciences.; Freshwater.; Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution.; Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management.; Marine & Freshwater Sciences.; Freshwater & Marine Ecology.

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...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 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.