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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. This book is a guide to the establishment of regional and/or local guidelines for developing and implementing new ideas for coping with water scarcity. The basic premise underlying the book is that water scarcity will persist, so personal, human and society-wide skills will be needed to cope with it while living in harmony with the necessary environmental constraints. The book provides basic information to assist decision mak

Who reads Coping with Water Scarcity : Addressing the Challenges?

Author

Dr Luis Santos Pereira, Dr Ian Cordery, Dr Iacovos Iacovides (auth.)

Publisher

Springer Netherlands; Springer

Published

2009

Language

EN

ISBN

9781402095795

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Anthropology, Engineering, Technology