Out of water: from abundance to scarcity and how to solve the world's water problems

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dc.creatorChartres, Colin J.
dc.creatorVarma, Samyuktha
dc.date2010
dc.date2014-06-12T13:49:02Z
dc.date2014-06-12T13:49:02Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T18:44:17Z
dc.descriptionFrom cities to biofuels, competition for water is accelerating. Climate change threatens to intensify the onset and severity of the water crisis in several regions of the developing world: this is already happening throughout much of Asia, the Mediterranean, southwestern Australia, and the southwestern US. Along with water shortages, unsafe water becomes an increasingly widespread problem, too. As water crises trigger food and health crises, billions may slip further into poverty, leading to greater social and political unrest, new wars, and worsening national security. Out of Water doesn't just illuminate the coming global water crisis: it presents innovative solutions in agriculture, engineering, governance, and beyond, including state-of-the art techniques for integrated water management. This book will help raise the level of debate about water to the highest levels of government, and identify workable reforms and incentives to help water users utilize this crucial resource far more efficiently.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/36553
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/164114
dc.languageen
dc.publisherFT Press
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourceChartres, Colin; Varma, Samyuktha. 2010. Out of water: from abundance to scarcity and how to solve the world's water problems. Upper Saddle River, NJ, USA: FT Press. 230p.
dc.subjectwater scarcity
dc.subjectclimate change
dc.subjectadaptation
dc.subjectwater resource management
dc.subjectwater governance
dc.subjectwater rights
dc.subjectwater allocation
dc.subjectwater use
dc.subjectirrigation water
dc.subjectwater reuse
dc.subjectrivers
dc.subjectpoverty
dc.subjectfarmers
dc.subjectwomen
dc.titleOut of water: from abundance to scarcity and how to solve the world's water problems
dc.typeBook

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