Water and Climate Change: Sustainable Development, Politics and Social Issues focuses on climate change and global warming, sustainable development and social and political issues surrounding water. Throughout the book, global contributors provide an outlook on the possible future of the world if climate issues continue to increase. In this regard, readers will become fully aware of the dangers of climate change and global warming. To counterbalance, the book also provides an outlook to the possible future of the world if changes are made and emissions are reduced.
Water shortages and water pollution are real and are beginning to affect the lives of every one of us on the planet. We are rapidly reaching a point of no return. If we do nothing about water shortages and water pollution, many of the catastrophes mentioned in this book will come to pass. As such, this reference is a must-read resource for environmental scientists and engineers, water resource experts, agriculturalists, social scientists, earth scientists, geographers and decision-makers in government and water management.
- Covers a wide spectrum of topics related to water usage as discussed by world authorities, all experts in their own field
- Includes references and further reading at the end of each chapter, giving the reader all the very latest thinking and information on each topic
- Provides case studies that follow a consistent template, presenting the reader with easy to find, real-life examples
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Elsevier Science & Techn.
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Approx. 250 illustrations (100 in full color)
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978-0-323-99876-5 (9780323998765)
Schweitzer Klassifikation
INTRODUCTION1. Introduction: Water, the vital chemical2. Climate Change and Water3. Biogeochemical cycling and climate change4. Global water usage and scarcity5. Global agricultural water scarcity
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT6 Water quality engineering: Physical, chemical and biological treatment7. Adaption of Water Resources under Changing Conditions of Climate Change8. Economics of Water Resources: Planning for an uncertain climate future9. Filling underground aquifers try10. Global Potential for Waste Water11. Nature-based solutions for water resource management in the urban fringe12.Sustainable Water Management with a focus on climate change13. Water Purification for developing countries14. Sea water and reverse osmosis15. The Food-Energy-Water Nexus in times of climate change16.Ground water salinity17.Urban water supplies in developed countries with a focus on climate change18.Urban water supplies in developing countries, with a focus on climate change
SOCIAL ISSUES19. Ground water, drought and human activities related to water usage, with a focus on climate change20. Environmental impact on global water resources and poverty, with a focus on climate change21. Dams and Social development22. Water wars with a focus on climate change23. Urban water supplies in developed and undeveloped countries, with a focus on climate change24.Inequality in access to water sanitation and hygiene: WHO/UNICEF project25. Water pollution and disease, with a focus on climate change26. Agricultural water pollution by farmers with a focus on climate change27. Gender Perspective of water use in the context of Climate Change28. Global Water, Sanitation and hygiene priorities, with a focus on climate change29. Waste pollution in oceans and waterways as a result of poor waste disposal
POLITICAL ISSUES29. The politics of water with a focus on climate change30.Water - conflict to cooperation31. Planning water resources for agriculture in developing counties with a focus on climate change32. Water Diplomacy, with a focus on climate change33. Human Rights and water with a focus on climate change
