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Rethinking Water Management: Innovative Approaches to Contemporary Issues

Hardback

Main Details

Title Rethinking Water Management: Innovative Approaches to Contemporary Issues
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Caroline Figueres
Edited by Johan Rockstrom
Edited by Cecilia Tortajada
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:224
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
Category/GenreManagement of land and natural resources
Social impact of environmental issues
ISBN/Barcode 9781853839993
ClassificationsDewey:333.91
Audience
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Undergraduate
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations Figures, tables, bibliography, index

Publishing Details

Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint Earthscan Ltd
Publication Date 1 August 2003
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

If water resources are to be distributed efficiently, equitably and cost-effectively in this rapidly changing world, then it is clear that current water management practices are no longer feasible. Innovative approaches are required to meet the increasing water demands of a growing world population and economy and the needs of the ecosystems supporting them. New approaches have to be employed at global, national and local levels. In Rethinking Water Management, a new generation of water experts from around the world examine the critical challenges confronting the water profession, including rainwater and groundwater management, recycling and reuse, water rights, transboundary access to water and financing of water. They offer important new perspectives on the use, management and conservation of fresh water, in terms of both quantity and quality, for the domestic, agricultural and industrial sectors, and show how a new set of paradigms can be applied to successfully manage water for the future. Caroline Figui? res is Head of the Urban Infrastructure Department at UNESCO-IHE Water Education Institute in The Netherlands. Cecilia Tortajada is Vice President of the Third World Centre for Water Management in Mexico and Vice President-elect of the International Water Resources Association. Johan Rockstri? m is Water Resources Expert at UNESCO-IHE.

Author Biography

Caroline Figueres and Johan Rockstrom are based at UNESCO-IHE Water Education Institute. Cecilia Tortajada is Vice-President of the Third World Centre for Water Management in Mexico

Reviews

"Presents case studies and discusses relevant issues of environmental, economic and social reforms in developing and developed nations.' SciTech Book News