J a a Jones

Water Sustainability

A Global Perspective

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Using the latest mapping techniques, J.A.A. Jones, Chair of the IGU Commission for Water Sustainability, examines water availability, the impact of climate change and the problems created for water management worldwide as well as possible solutions. Water Sustainability: A Global View is the first textbook to meld the physical and human aspects affecting the world's water resources. In part one, it examines the restless water cycle, the impact of past and future climate change and the problems created for water management. In part two, the author investigates the human factors: population growth, urbanisation, the commercialisation of water including globalisation, privatisation and the role of international organisations, as well as the impact of war, terrorism and the credit crunch. In part three, current and future solutions are discussed including improved efficiency, water treatment systems, crop modification, desalination and rainwater harvesting. Jones concludes by positing the question of how far technical and financial innovations can overcome the limitations of climatic resources and examining the human and environmental costs involved in such developments. This book is the ideal text for any student of water sustainability whether approaching the subject from the point of view of international relations, geography or environmental management.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 464
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Dezember 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 274mm x 214mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 1139g
• ISBN-13: 9781444104882
• ISBN-10: 1444104888
• Artikelnr.: 29961316

Autorenporträt

Professor Tony Jones is one of the world's foremost experts on water sustainability, Chair of the International Geographical Union's Commission for Water Sustainability, and works with both the UN and NATO on issues relating to global water supplies. He has also acted as editor for GeoJournal, Physical Geography and Area.

Inhaltsangabe

1. A looming crisis Part I Status and challenges 2. Rising demand and
dwindling per capita resources 3. Water and poverty 4. Governance and
finance 5. Pollution and water-related disease 6. Water, land and wildlife
7. Dams and diversions 8. Trading water - real and virtual 9. Water, war
and terrorism 10. The threat of global warming Part II Nature's resources
11. The restless water cycle 12. Shrinking freshwater stores Part III
Towards sustainability 13. Cutting demand 14. Increasing supplies 15.
Cleaning up and protecting the aquatic environment 16. Using seawater 17.
Controlling the weather 18. Improved monitoring and data management 19.
Improving prediction and risk assessment 20. Improving management and
justice 21. Aid for the developing world Conclusions 22. Is sustainability
achievable?