Coping with water scarcity: addressing the challenges

One of the main problems confronting the world of the 21st Century is a shortage of water. There is already severe scarcity in many regions of the world, causing tremendous problems for local populations and indeed entire societies. There is insufficient water available for the production of food to alleviate poverty and starvation; the lack of water hampers industrial, urban and tourism development, forcing restrictions on other sectors, especially agriculture; health problems arise as the deterioration of ground and surface waters favours water-borne diseases, which flourish in the absence of decent water distribution and sewerage systems. Water conflicts still arise in areas under stress, while water for nature has become a vanishing priority in such zones. Integrated vision on water scarcity Guidelines for building locally or regionally adapted planning and management guides Calling for new ideas and innovative approaches Methods for disseminating ideas on coping with water scarcity throughout the community INDICE: 1. Introduction.- 2. Water scarcity concepts.- 3. Physical characteristics and processes leading to water scarcity.- 4. Drought and desertification.- 5. Conceptual thinking in coping with water scarcity.- 6. Surface water use and harvesting.- 7. Groundwater use and recharge.- 8. Using non-conventional water resources.- 9. Water conservation and saving. Concepts and Performance.- 10. Water conservation and saving measures and practices.- 11. Social, economic, cultural, legal and institutional constraints and issues.- 12. Education.- Bibliography.- Index.

• ISBN: 978-1-4020-9578-8
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 335
• Fecha Publicación: 01/03/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés