Water and the Future of Humanity Revisiting Water Security.

• Συλλογικό Έργο: Gulbenkian Think Tank on Water and the Future of Humanity (Συγγραφέας), SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Θέματα: Earth sciences.; Environmental management.; Physical geography.; Economic geography.; Aquatic ecology.; Nature.; Environment.; Earth Sciences.; Earth System Sciences.; Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management.; Popular Science in Nature and Environment.; Economic Geography.; Freshwater & Marine Ecology.

This unique, engaging, and highly authoritative volume enlightens readers on changes needed in the way society accesses, provides, and uses water. It further shines a light on changes needed in the way we use food, energy, and other goods and services in relation to water, and offers projections and...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Our Water, Our Future
• Drivers of Water Demand, Course Changes, and Outcomes
• Water Management in a Variable and Changing Climate
• Water for a Healthy Environment
• Integrated Urban Water Resources Management
• Water and Food Security: Growing Uncertainties and New Opportunities
• Water and Energy
• Water Projections and Scenarios: Thinking About Our Future
• Our Water Future:  Leadership and Individual Responsibility.