Water resources : efficient, sustainable and equitable use /
Mauser, Wolfram,
Water resources : efficient, sustainable and equitable use / Wolfram Mauser ; translated by Karen Schneider ; Klaus Wiegandt, general editor. - 1 online resource - The sustainability project . - Sustainability project. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-190).
Front ; Contents; Editor's Foreword; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Water in the Global Life-Support System of the Earth; 3 How is Water Used? -- Regional Examples; 4 How Much Water is Available? -- A New Perspective; 5 Water and Land Use; 6 How Much Water Do People Need?; 7 Virtual Water; 8 The Future of our Water Resources; Glossary; References.
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Water is a vital part of every ecosystem on the planet. It is a prerequisite for the basic function and productive efficiency of life on Earth. Today, approximately a third of the earth's population suffers because of water scarcity, and by the year 2025, this percentage is likely rise to two-thirds. This work shows what conflicts this will entail, and provides a basis for possible solutions. It is one of 12 books addressing global sustainability concerns commissioned by the Forum for Responsibility in Germany. The author first discusses what it is about water and its relationship to life that makes it unique. He then focuses on two areas where water usage has already caused severe environmental disruption (Aral Sea) or where the potential for international water conflicts is high (Nile River and its tributaries). The discussion on sustainable water use emphasizes the 1992 Dublin Statement on water, which emphasizes that it is a basic human right to have access to clean water and sanitation at an affordable price. Considering the depletion of surface and groundwater resources today in light of projected global population growth (9.5 billion by 2050), it is clear that providing water for individuals, agriculture, and industry will be one of humanity's biggest challenges for the future, requiring major improvements in water recycling and efficiency of use.
Electronic reproduction.
[Place of publication not identified] :
HathiTrust Digital Library,
2010.
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
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9781906598617 (electronic bk.) 1906598614 (electronic bk.) 1299714676 9781299714670
502718 MIL
Water-supply.
Water-supply--Management.
Water resources development.
Eau--Approvisionnement.
Eau--Approvisionnement--Gestion.
Ressources en eau--Exploitation.
water resources development.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Real Estate--General.
Water resources development.
Water-supply.
Water-supply--Management.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
TD345 / .M2713 2009
333.91
Water resources : efficient, sustainable and equitable use / Wolfram Mauser ; translated by Karen Schneider ; Klaus Wiegandt, general editor. - 1 online resource - The sustainability project . - Sustainability project. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-190).
Front ; Contents; Editor's Foreword; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Water in the Global Life-Support System of the Earth; 3 How is Water Used? -- Regional Examples; 4 How Much Water is Available? -- A New Perspective; 5 Water and Land Use; 6 How Much Water Do People Need?; 7 Virtual Water; 8 The Future of our Water Resources; Glossary; References.
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Water is a vital part of every ecosystem on the planet. It is a prerequisite for the basic function and productive efficiency of life on Earth. Today, approximately a third of the earth's population suffers because of water scarcity, and by the year 2025, this percentage is likely rise to two-thirds. This work shows what conflicts this will entail, and provides a basis for possible solutions. It is one of 12 books addressing global sustainability concerns commissioned by the Forum for Responsibility in Germany. The author first discusses what it is about water and its relationship to life that makes it unique. He then focuses on two areas where water usage has already caused severe environmental disruption (Aral Sea) or where the potential for international water conflicts is high (Nile River and its tributaries). The discussion on sustainable water use emphasizes the 1992 Dublin Statement on water, which emphasizes that it is a basic human right to have access to clean water and sanitation at an affordable price. Considering the depletion of surface and groundwater resources today in light of projected global population growth (9.5 billion by 2050), it is clear that providing water for individuals, agriculture, and industry will be one of humanity's biggest challenges for the future, requiring major improvements in water recycling and efficiency of use.
Electronic reproduction.
[Place of publication not identified] :
HathiTrust Digital Library,
2010.
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
9781906598617 (electronic bk.) 1906598614 (electronic bk.) 1299714676 9781299714670
502718 MIL
Water-supply.
Water-supply--Management.
Water resources development.
Eau--Approvisionnement.
Eau--Approvisionnement--Gestion.
Ressources en eau--Exploitation.
water resources development.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Real Estate--General.
Water resources development.
Water-supply.
Water-supply--Management.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
TD345 / .M2713 2009
333.91