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Chasing Water: A Guide for Moving from Scarcity to Sustainability de Brian Richter

Chasing Water: A Guide for Moving from Scarcity to Sustainability

Autor Brian Richter
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 2 iun 2014
Water scarcity is spreading and intensifying in many regions of the world, with dire consequences for local communities, economies, and freshwater ecosystems. Current approaches tend to rely on policies crafted at the state or national level, which on their own have proved insufficient to arrest water scarcity. To be durable and effective, water plans must be informed by the culture, economics, and varied needs of affected community members.
 
International water expert Brian Richter argues that sustainable water sharing in the twenty-first century can only happen through open, democratic dialogue and local collective action. In Chasing Water, Richter tells a cohesive and complete story of water scarcity: where it is happening, what is causing it, and how it can be addressed. Through his engaging and nontechnical style, he strips away the complexities of water management to its bare essentials, providing information and practical examples that will empower community leaders, activists, and students to develop successful and long-lasting water programs.
 
Chasing Water will provide local stakeholders with the tools and knowledge they need to take an active role in the watershed-based planning and implementation that are essential for water supplies to remain sustainable in perpetuity.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781610915380
ISBN-10: 1610915380
Pagini: 192
Ilustrații: 25 illustrations
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 10 mm
Greutate: 0.27 kg
Ediția:None
Editura: Island Press
Colecția Island Press

Notă biografică

Brian Richter is director of Global Freshwater Strategies for the Nature Conservancy, where he promotes sustainable water use and management with governments, corporations, and local communities.

Cuprins

Chapter 1. Running Out of Water
Chapter 2. Taking Stock of our Water Budgets
Chapter 3. Options for Resolving Water Bankruptcy
Chapter 4. Who is Responsible for Water?
Chapter 5. Seven Principles for Sustainability
Chapter 6. Bringing Power to the People
Chapter 7. How to Survive a Water Crisis: Murray-Darling Basin, Australia
Chapter 8. Chasing Hope
 
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Index

Recenzii

"This is a book of balance—delivered with appreciated measures of integrity and clarity."

"Richter draws on his worldwide travels for examples of creative solutions to water shortages. [Chasing Water] provides a road map for communities to take an active role in managing this most vital resource."

"Chasing Water undoubtedly adds a compelling summary and perspective to addressing water sustainability."

"[Chasing Water] offers a clear, information rich, pragmatic and motivating vision on water scarcity....A great book. We should have more publications of this stimulating type."

"Richter distills the complex global dynamic of expanding water scarcity into an eloquent personal narrative that explains the challenges and offers practical tools to tackle them. With straightforward solutions that apply equally to the southwestern United States and sub-Saharan Africa, Richter empowers his readers and inspires action. Readers from many backgrounds will benefit from this book, and I count myself among them."

"Chasing Water is a cogent, hopeful vision of achieving water sustainability for humans and aquatic ecosystems alike, from a global expert on freshwater policy and conservation science. Richter's sustainability principles and case studies illustrating democratic water governance inspire us to seek collective solutions for seemingly intractable water management challenges."

"Chasing Water is a must read for all river enthusiasts and seekers of practical solutions. Immensely readable and intriguing, this book will awaken your senses, provoke you to think deeply about the choices we make, and give you tools to carve a more sustainable future. Don't miss it!"

"With clarity and vision, Brian Richter has written the perfect primer on water scarcity—what it is, where it exists, and what we can do about it. It will be of immense value to students, professors, policymakers, and anyone interested in creating a more secure water future."

"How the global community manages and cares for this most precious resource will be one of the most urgent questions in the twenty-first century. This powerful and absorbing book offers principles for citizen-empowered water governance and stewardship that integrate broad societal values. This is an indispensable book for policy makers and citizens of the world."

"The book offers a clear, information rich, pragmatic and motivating vision on water scarcity."

Descriere

Water scarcity is spreading and intensifying in many regions of the world, with dire consequences for local communities, economies, and freshwater ecosystems. Current approaches tend to rely on policies crafted at the state or national level, which on their own have proved insufficient to arrest water scarcity. To be durable and effective, water plans must be informed by the culture, economics, and varied needs of affected community members.

International water expert Brian Richter argues that sustainable water sharing in the twenty-first century can only happen through open, democratic dialogue and local collective action. In Chasing Water, Richter tells a cohesive and complete story of water scarcity: where it is happening, what is causing it, and how it can be addressed. Through his engaging and nontechnical style, he strips away the complexities of water management to its bare essentials, providing information and practical examples that will empower community leaders, activists, and students to develop successful and long-lasting water programs.

Chasing Water will provide local stakeholders with the tools and knowledge they need to take an active role in the watershed-based planning and implementation that are essential for water supplies to remain sustainable in perpetuity.