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Water Resource Management: A Comparative Perspective

Autor Dhirendra K. Vajpeyi
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 27 feb 1998 – vârsta până la 17 ani
According to available estimates, only .3% of the total fresh water is usable for the world's entire human and animal populations. Some experts have observed that in the near future, the earth will face severe scarcity of water, resulting in an insufficient amount of water to sustain our ever increasing future needs. Others believe that such pessimistic estimates are unwarranted.Due to conflicting opinions and data-interpretations, the future levels of scarcity are difficult to accurately forecast. One fact, however, is above controversy: water resources are not evenly distributed. The world's 38 poorest countries are located near areas that lack ample water supplies. Even some areas, which seem to possess sufficient supplies, suffer zonal or regional shortages. In recent years there has been an increasing realization not only of the importance of water as a key factor for sustainable development, but also the impending strategies for water in the near future. The chapters in this collection examine this critical resource and the policies being pursued to meet the challenge of decreasing access to usable water by selected countries in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and Europe. A major study for students, researchers, and policymakers involved with environmental and development issues.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780275959623
ISBN-10: 0275959627
Pagini: 192
Dimensiuni: 156 x 235 x 21 mm
Greutate: 0.49 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Praeger
Locul publicării:New York, United States

Notă biografică

DHIRENDRA K. VAJPEYI is Professor and Head of the Department of Political Science at the University of Northern Iowa. He has authored, co-authored, or edited 14 books, including Environmental Policies in the Third World (Greenwood Press, 1995).

Cuprins

PrefaceIntroduction by Dhirendra K. VajpeyiWater and the Current Development Orthodoxy: World Bank Policy under the Spotlight by Caroline Thomas and Peter CleggManagement and Utilization of Water Resources in the People's Republic of China by Ouyang Kang and Li YongWater Resource Management: The Case of the Three Gorges Project in China by George P. JanWater Resource Management in Brazil by Peter Calvert and Melvyn ReaderTo Dam or Not to Dam: India's Narmada River Basin Project by Dhirendra K. Vajpeyi and TingTing ZhangProspects for Sustainable Water Management Policy in Sub-Saharan Africa with Special Reference to the Northeast Arid Zone of Nigeria by Richard C. CarterThe Rhine and the Danube: Can International Agreements Solve Their Water Management Problems? by Irene Lyons MurphyProduction-Integrated Wastewater Treatment of Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises in the Metal Processing Industry: The Electroplating Industry and Wastewater Management in the Federal Republic of Germany by Wilfried Müller and Klaus FesekerSelected BibliographyIndex