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Impacts of Climate and Human Activities on Water Resources and Quality - Integrated Regional Assessment (Paperback, 1st ed. 2020)
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Impacts of Climate and Human Activities on Water Resources and Quality - Integrated Regional Assessment (Paperback, 1st ed. 2020)
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With the rapid increase of world population, the global water
shortage is set to be the major crises of the twenty-first century;
that is, population dynamics (growth, age distribution,
urbanization and migration) create pressures on freshwater
resources due to the increased water demands and pollution.
Moreover, water resources management faces a new uncertainty- i.e.
the potential for longer-term and more persistent climate change
nowadays, which, in coming years, may significantly affect the
availability of supply and patterns of water demand. This book
mainly focuses on the impact of climate change and human activities
on water quality and water resources in Asia Countries. It begins
by describing the characteristics of water related disasters in the
world. Then, the book analyzes the changes of floods and associated
socio-economic damages for whole China over the last century, and
assesses water quality and pollution source for the Yangtze River
Basin, suggesting water-related disasters would become more
intense, longer lasting, and/or more frequent in a future warmer
climate. Then, after investigating spatiotemporal trends and causes
of water quality and water quality incidents (Chapter 4) and
precipitation extreme events (Chapter 5) in Japan, subsequent two
chapters mainly evaluate the climate and human impacts on
precipitation variations, water quality and water resources in the
Hokkaido area. The final chapter comprehensively analyzes climate
change impacts on water resources in the Aral Sea Basin, and then
estimate the water requirements and water deficits for irrigation,
future agricultural yields of seven major crops, and land and water
productivity in four provinces of Turkmenistan considering climate
change, population growth, and three socio-economic development
scenarios. All results obtained from this book may provide a means
to reduce water quality incidents and mitigate future negative
impacts by adapting water management. Furthermore, the improved
methods for water quality modeling in data scarce regions are
transferable to other study areas and applicable in future
research.
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