Water Resources Efficient, Sustainable and Equitable Use

Name: Water Resources Efficient, Sustainable and Equitable Use
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ISBN: 9781906598075

ISBN-10: 190659807X

ISBN-13: 9781906598075

Edition: 2009

Authors: Wolfram Mauser

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Water is essential for the functioning and survival of life on earth. Around a third of the world's population suffers due to a lack of it and by the year 2025, this is likely to rise to two-thirds. This book shows what conflicts this will entail and aims to provide a basis for possible solutions.

Book details

List price: $14.95
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Haus Publishing
Publication date: 9/1/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 212
Size: 0.59" wide x 0.98" long x 0.06" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English



Editor's Foreword


Preface



Introduction



Water in the Global Life-Support System of the Earth



Water - a unique substance



Why are life and water an inseparable unit?



The third equilibrium



Human life on Earth



What kind of framework does nature provide for using water?



Water usage through nature and society



Blue and green water



Summary



How is Water Used? - Regional Examples



The Aral Sea



The River Nile



How Much Water is Available? - A New Perspective



The Dublin statement on water and sustainable development



Water in numbers



Water and Land Use



What do people do locally?



What do people do globally?



How have people changed global land use?



People were nomads



People became farmers



People are city dwellers



People behave differently than the Earth system



Water for people and nature



Summary



How Much Water Do People Need?



Drinking water



Sanitary water



Water for industry



Water for food



Water and lifestyles



Summary



Virtual Water



What is virtual water?



Combing consumption and environmental sustainability: The Water Footprint



The Future of our Water Resources



How much water will we need in the future?



Where will the additional water come from?



Using water better: more crop per drop



Ways to achieve the sustainable use of the water resources


Glossary


References