Water resources : new water architecture
By: Lane, Alexander.
Contributor(s): Norton, Michael | Ryan, Sandra.
Series: Challenges in water management series / edited by Justin Taberham. Publisher: Chichester John Wiley & Sons 2017Description: xxv, 328p.ISBN: 9781118793909.Subject(s): Water-supply -- Management | Water demand -- ManagementDDC classification: 333.91 | L24w| Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Over 7 billion people demand water from resources that the changing climate is making more and more difficult to harness. Water scarcity and shortage are increasingly common and conditions are becoming more extreme. Inadequate and inappropriate management of water is already taking its toll on the environment and on the quality of life of millions of people. Modern water professionals have a duty to develop sound water science and robust evidence to lobby and influence national and regional development policy and investment priorities. We need to be bold and brave to challenge the status quo, argue the case for change, and create a New Water Architecture.
Water Resources: A New Water Architecture takes a unique approach to the challenges of water management. The stress caused by our desire to live, eat, and consume is examined in the context of Governance, the role of policy, and the commercial world. The authors share their nine–step vision for a New Water Architecture.
Written by three industry practitioners, this book provides students, young professionals, policymakers, and those interested in the sustainability of our natural resources with a pragmatic and compelling perspective on how to manage the ultimate resource of our time.
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