Biswas / Tortajada / Izquierdo-Avino Water Management in 2020 and Beyond

2009
ISBN: 978-3-540-89346-2
Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Wasserzeichen (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 279 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: Water Resources Development and Management

This is the first book to authoritatively assess how water management will be shaped by 2020 due to forces within and outside the water sector. It offers a pragmatic assessment arrived at by experts from different parts of the world and different fields.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Biswas, Asit K.

Tortajada, Cecilia

Izquierdo-Avino, Rafael

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Changing Global Water Management Landscape.- More Urban and More Aged: Demographic Pressures to Global Water Resources by 2050.- Water and the Next Generation – Towards a More Consistent Approach.- Adaptive Water Management: Strengthening Laws and Institutions to Cope with Uncertainty.- In Search of a Comprehensive Approach to Sustainable Management of Water Resources in the World Community.- Science, Ideology and Sustainable Development: An Actor-Oriented Approach.- Leading and Managing Change in Water Reform Processes Capacity Building Through Human Resource Development.- The European Water Framework Directive: Potential for Change and Implications Beyond 2020.- Towards a Climate-Proof Netherlands.- The Strategic Role of Water in Alleviating the Human Tragedy Associated with HIV/AIDS in Africa.- Irrigation and Water Policies in Aragon.- Singapore Water: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow.- The Pace of Change in Seawater Desalination by Reverse Osmosis.