Building Resilience for Uncertain Water Futures

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Gober, Patricia (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2018.
• Θέματα: Environment.; Energy policy.; Energy and state.; Environmental geography.; Environmental management.; Water pollution.; Sustainable development.; Environment Studies.; Energy Policy, Economics and Management.; Environmental Geography.; Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management.; Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution.; Sustainable Development.

This book describes the existential threats facing the global water systems from population growth and economic development, unsustainable use, environmental change, and weak and fragmented governance. It argues that 'business-as-usual' water science and management cannot solve global wate...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1. Case for Adaptation
• 2. Human Dimensions of Water Security
• 3. Why is Uncertainty a Game Changer for Water Policy and Practice?
• 4. Hidden Vulnerabilities in the Water-Energy-Land-Food (WELF) Nexus
• 5. Meaning, Purpose and Value of Water
• 6. Decision Making under Uncertainty (DMUU)
• 7. Urban Climate Adaptation
• 8. Social Learning for Water Sector Resilience
• 9. Strategies for Resilience.