Water Management in 2020 and Beyond (Hardcover, 2009 ed.)

Water is intertwined in the daily life of humans in countless ways. The importance of water as a driver for health, food security, and quality of life and as a pillar for economic development is unique. As water affects human lives, the mankind also effects the hydrological cycle, in all dimensions from the local to the global scale. Food production accounts for 90% of water use in developing countries. Hydropower production evokes emotions; yet sustainable energy production is among cornerstones of economic development. The damages caused by floods and droughts are escalating all over the world. The human impacts on ecosystems are increasing as well. Water is largely a political good since a bulk of the mankind lives in river basins shared by two or more nations.
These complexities are approached in the book in depth. The analyses include consideration of how developments in seemingly unrelated processes and sectors such as globalisation, free trade, energy, security, information and communication revolutions, health-related issues such as HIV/AIDS, as well as emerging developments in sectors that are linked more conventionally to water, such as population growth, urbanisation, technological development, agriculture, infrastructure, energy, management of water quality and ecosystem health, are likely to affect water management in the future. For the first time, a pragmatic attempt is make to define a realistic framework for water management in 2020 with leading experts from different parts of the world as well as different disciplines.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag
Country of origin:	Germany
Series:	Water Resources Development and Management
Release date:	June 2009
First published:	2009
Editors:	Asit K Biswas • Cecilia Tortajada • Rafael Izquierdo-Avino
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	268
Edition:	2009 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-3-540-89345-5
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > The hydrosphere > General Books > Professional & Technical > Environmental engineering & technology > Sanitary & municipal engineering > Water supply & treatment > General
LSN:	3-540-89345-8
Barcode:	9783540893455

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