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005			20190729105427.0
008			130821s2014 nyuab b 000 0 eng d
010			_a2013946034
020			_a3319014560
020			_a9783319014562 (cloth)
020			_z9783319014579 (eBook)
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050		4	_aTD353 _b.W3375 2014
245	0	0	_aWater and the future of humanity : _brevisiting water security / _cthe Gulbenkian Think Tank on Water and the Future of Humanity.
264		1	_aNew York : _bSpringer, _c[2014]
300			_axxi, 241 pages : _bcolor illustrations, color maps ; _c24 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent.
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia.
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier.
520			_aThis unique, engaging, and highly authoritative volume enlightens readers on changes needed in the way society accesses, provides, and uses water. It further shines a light on changes needed in the way we use food, energy, and other goods and services in relation to water, and offers projections and recommendations, up to 2050, that apply to water access challenges facing the poor and the common misuse of water in industry, agriculture, and municipalities. Written by an unparalleled slate of experts convened by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, the book takes on one of the most critical issues on the planet today. In a frank yet optimistic assessment of major developmental challenges, but also opportunities, facing future generations, the author elucidates linkages between water and a range of other drivers from various disciplinary and stakeholder perspectives. Ultimately portraying the belief that Humanity can harness its visionary abilities, technologies, and economic resources for increased wellbeing and sound stewardship of resources, the book presents an optimistic statement stressing actions scientists, policy makers, and consumers can and must take to meet the water management challenges of a warming planet anticipating nine billion inhabitants by 2050.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 221-236)
505	0		_aOur Water, Our Future -- Drivers of Water Demand, Course Changes, and Outcomes -- Water Management in a Variable and Changing Climate -- Water for a Healthy Environment -- Integrated Urban Water Resources Management -- Water and Food Security: Growing Uncertainties and New Opportunities -- Water and Energy -- Water Projections and Scenarios: Thinking About Our Future -- Our Water Future: Leadership and Individual Responsibility.
650		0	_aWater security.
650		0	_aWater-supply.
650		0	_aWater-supply _xManagement.
710	2		_aGulbenkian Think Tank on Water and the Future of Humanity,
710	2		_aFundacÌaÌo Calouste Gulbenkian.
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