Rethinking Water Management

Author : Caroline Figueres,Johan Rockstrom,Cecilia Tortajada
Publisher : Earthscan
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781849772402

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Rethinking Water Management by Caroline Figueres,Johan Rockstrom,Cecilia Tortajada Pdf

If water resources are to be distributed efficiently, equitably and cost-effectively in this rapidly changing world, then it is clear that current water management practices are no longer feasible. Innovative approaches are required to meet the increasing water demands of a growing world population and economy and the needs of the ecosystems supporting them. New approaches have to be employed at global, national and local levels. In Rethinking Water Management, a new generation of water experts from around the world examine the critical challenges confronting the water profession, including rainwater and groundwater management, recycling and reuse, water rights, transboundary access to water and financing of water. They offer important new perspectives on the use, management and conservation of fresh water, in terms of both quantity and quality, for the domestic, agricultural and industrial sectors, and show how a new set of paradigms can be applied to successfully manage water for the future. Caroline Figueres is Head of the Urban Infrastructure Department at UNESCO-IHE Water Education Institute in The Netherlands.Cecilia Tortajada is Vice President of the Third World Centre for Water Management in Mexico and Vice President-elect of the International Water Resources Association. Johan Rockstr'm is Water Resources Expert at UNESCO-IHE.

Author : Caroline M. Figueres,Johan Rockstrom,Cecilia Tortajada
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:770239906

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Rethinking Water Management by Caroline M. Figueres,Johan Rockstrom,Cecilia Tortajada Pdf

Author : Cecilia Tortajada And Johan Rockstroem Edited By Caroline M. Figueres
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Water resources development
ISBN : 6000002823

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Rethinking Water Management by Cecilia Tortajada And Johan Rockstroem Edited By Caroline M. Figueres Pdf

If water resources are to be distributed efficiently, equitably and cost-effectively in this rapidly changing world, then it is clear that current water management practices are no longer feasible. Innovative approaches are required to meet the increasing water demands of a growing world population and economy and the needs of the ecosystems supporting them. New approaches have to be employed at global, national and local levels. In Rethinking Water Management, a new generation of water experts from around the world examine the critical challenges confronting the water profession, including ra.

Author : Caroline Figueres,Johan Rockstrom,Cecilia Tortajada
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2012-05-23
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781136558252

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Rethinking Water Management by Caroline Figueres,Johan Rockstrom,Cecilia Tortajada Pdf

If water resources are to be distributed efficiently, equitably and cost-effectively in this rapidly changing world, then it is clear that current water management practices are no longer feasible. Innovative approaches are required to meet the increasing water demands of a growing world population and economy and the needs of the ecosystems supporting them. New approaches have to be employed at global, national and local levels. In Rethinking Water Management, a new generation of water experts from around the world examine the critical challenges confronting the water profession, including rainwater and groundwater management, recycling and reuse, water rights, transboundary access to water and financing of water. They offer important new perspectives on the use, management and conservation of fresh water, in terms of both quantity and quality, for the domestic, agricultural and industrial sectors, and show how a new set of paradigms can be applied to successfully manage water for the future. Caroline Figueres is Head of the Urban Infrastructure Department at UNESCO-IHE Water Education Institute in The Netherlands. Cecilia Tortajada is Vice President of the Third World Centre for Water Management in Mexico and Vice President-elect of the International Water Resources Association. Johan Rockström is Water Resources Expert at UNESCO-IHE.

Author : Maurizio Tiepolo,Alessandro Pezzoli,Vieri Tarchiani
Publisher : Springer
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2017-07-05
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783319590967

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Renewing Local Planning to Face Climate Change in the Tropics by Maurizio Tiepolo,Alessandro Pezzoli,Vieri Tarchiani Pdf

This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This book aims to inspire decision makers and practitioners to change their approach to climate planning in the tropics through the application of modern technologies for characterizing local climate and tracking vulnerability and risk, and using decision-making tools. Drawing on 16 case studies conducted mainly in the Caribbean, Central America, Western and Eastern Africa, and South East Asia it is shown how successful integration of traditional and modern knowledge can enhance disaster risk reduction and adaptation to climate change in the tropics. The case studies encompass both rural and urban settings and cover different scales: rural communities, cities, and regions. In addition, the book looks to the future of planning by addressing topics of major importance, including residual risk integration in local development plans, damage insurance and the potential role of climate vulnerability reduction credits. In many regions of the tropics, climate planning is growing but has still very low quality. This book identifies the weaknesses and proposes effective solutions.

Author : Čedo Maksimović,Mathew Kurian,Reza Ardakanian
Publisher : Springer
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2014-08-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319062754

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Rethinking Infrastructure Design for Multi-Use Water Services by Čedo Maksimović,Mathew Kurian,Reza Ardakanian Pdf

As we approach a historic tipping point in the global trend toward urbanisation – within two decades urban dwellers will increase from 49% to 60% of the planet’s population – this book identifies and addresses a critical problem: water. The editors show how cities can shift from being water consumers to resource managers, applying urban water management principles to ensure access to water and sanitation infrastructure and services; manage rainwater, wastewater, storm water drainage, and runoff pollution; control waterborne diseases and epidemics; and reduce the risk of such water-related hazards as floods, droughts and landslides. The book explores the Multiple-Use Water Services (MUS) paradigm, offering a section on the MUS approach and a means of calculating the value of MUS systems, as well as tools and resources to support decision-making. Case studies illustrate MUS in selected urban and rural contexts. Each case study breaks out the challenges, policy framework, benefits, benchmarks, lessons learned (success and failures) and potential next steps. The contributors consider the main options for applying the Multiple-Use Water Services (MUS) paradigm, breaking down its components and offering cost-benefit analyses along with challenges and considerations for both the short and long term. Also discussed are methods by which mutual interactions of water infrastructure and vegetated areas are taken into account in the synergy of spatial planning and optimised modelling of ecosystems’ performance indicators. This method of planning should make future developments cheaper to build; their users will pay lower utility bills for water, energy and heating. These developments will be more pleasant to live in and property value would likely be higher. The brief includes a section on the MUS approach and a means to calculate the value of MUS systems, as well as provides tools and resources to support decision-making. Case studies are included to illustrate MUS in selected urban and rural contexts. Each case study breaks out the challenges, policy framework, benefits, benchmarks, lessons learned (success and failures) and potential next steps.

Author : Sandra Postel
Publisher : Nicholson
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Nature
ISBN : UOM:39015009406763

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Water by Sandra Postel Pdf

This document, which examines various topics and issues related to the management of freshwater supplies, is organized into 6 main sections. These sections include: (1) the water cycle and renewable supplies, providing data on distribution of such supplies by continent and average annual per capita runoff produced in selected countries with projections for the year 2000; (2) competing uses for water, providing data on world water use (total and per capita) for 1940-80, growth in irrigated areas (by continent) for 1950-82, and estimated water use in selected countries (total, per capita, and sector) for 1980; (3) the environmental and economic consequences of mismanaging water supplies, indicating the status of excessive water withdrawals in selected regions; (4) the augmenting of dependable supplies, providing data on reservoir capacity in selected countries for 1970 with projections to 1990 and listing selected major river diversion projects; (5) water conservation in the United States and foreign countries; and (6) priorities for a new water economy. One suggestion offered is that planners and educators dispel the myth that water conservation is exclusively a short-term strategy to alleviate droughts and other immediate crises. (JN)

Author : Hussein A. Amery
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2015-07-02
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781107042292

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Arab Water Security by Hussein A. Amery Pdf

Exploring the national security implications of the Gulf states' reliance on desalination plants, this book provides the first systematic and comprehensive discussion of current and future threats to the supply of freshwater, effects of a potential disruption, and possible measures to increase resilience to these threats, for researchers and graduate students.

Author : Pedro Martinez-Santos,Maite M. Aldaya,M. Ramón Llamas
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2014-03-03
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781315794099

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Integrated Water Resources Management in the 21st Century: Revisiting the paradigm by Pedro Martinez-Santos,Maite M. Aldaya,M. Ramón Llamas Pdf

Integrated water resources management advocates a coordinated approach for managing water resources in a way that balances social and economic needs with concern for the environment. While potentially useful, integrated water management is also controversial. Supporters believe that the multi-dimensional nature of water can only be understood and m

Author : Tan Yigitcanlar
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781616920227

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Rethinking Sustainable Development by Tan Yigitcanlar Pdf

"This book investigates the role of urban, regional and infrastructure planning in achieving sustainable urban and infrastructure development, providing insights into overcoming the consequences of unsustainable development"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Joanne Robertson
Publisher : Second Story Press
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2021-05-18
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781772602302

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The Water Walker by Joanne Robertson Pdf

The story of a determined Ojibwe Grandmother (Nokomis) Josephine-ba Mandamin and her great love for Nibi (water). Nokomis walks to raise awareness of our need to protect Nibi for future generations, and for all life on the planet. She, along with other women, men, and youth, have walked around all the Great Lakes from the four salt waters, or oceans, to Lake Superior. The walks are full of challenges, and by her example Josephine-ba invites us all to take up our responsibility to protect our water, the giver of life, and to protect our planet for all generations.

Author : David Sedlak
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 441 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2023-11-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780300256932

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Water for All by David Sedlak Pdf

A fresh look at the world's water crises, and the existing and emerging solutions that can be used to solve them It is not your imagination: water crises are more frequent. Our twentieth-century systems for providing the water that grows food, sustains cities, and supports healthy ecosystems are failing to meet the demands of growing population and the challenges brought on by climate change. But the grim news reports--of empty reservoirs, withering crops, failing ecosystems--need not be cause for despair, argues award-winning author David Sedlak. Communities on the front lines of previous water crises have pioneered approaches that are ready to be applied elsewhere. Some have resolved shortages by enhancing water-use efficiency, and others have used moments of crisis to resolve historic disagreements over water rights. Still others have employed treatment technologies that unlock vast quantities of untapped water resources. Sedlak identifies the challenges that society faces, including ineffective policies and outdated infrastructure, and the myriad of tools at our disposal--from emerging technologies in desalination to innovations for recycling wastewater and capturing more of the water that falls on fields and cities. He offers an informed and hopeful approach for rethinking our assumptions about the way that water is managed. With this knowledge we can create a future with clean, abundant, and affordable water for all.

Author : Marisa A. Rinkus
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Storm sewers
ISBN : MSU:31293030625218

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Rethinking Urban Storm Water Management by Marisa A. Rinkus Pdf

Author : Marq De Villiers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2018-09-18
Category : Water-supply
ISBN : 1773100467

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Back to the Well by Marq De Villiers Pdf

"Droughts. Floods. Contamination. The perils to the global fresh-water supply have never been so clear or so numerous. In dozens of countries, ordinary citizens have cause to worry about their water, and who will ensure that it is available, affordable, and safe. In this refreshing examination of the fate and future of water, now available in trade paper edition, Marq de Villiers takes on some of the biggest questions and shibboleths of the century. Who owns water? Is access to water a human right? Who is responsible for keeping water clean and ensuring that it gets to the people who need it most? Is privatization of ownership an evil or an extension of the public trust? In this engaging and inspiring book, De Villiers offers a clear-eyed assessment of the politics of water, proposing innovative, real-life solutions based on local initiatives."--

Author : Frances Cleaver
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-25
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781351569521

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Development Through Bricolage by Frances Cleaver Pdf

Why, despite an emphasis on 'getting institutions right', do development initiatives so infrequently deliver as planned? Why do many institutions designed for natural resource management (e.g. Water User Associations, Irrigation Committees, Forest Management Councils) not work as planners intended? This book disputes the model of development by design and argues that institutions are formed through the uneven patching together of old practices and accepted norms with new arrangements. The managing of natural resources and delivery of development through such processes of 'bricolage' is likened to 'institutional 'DIY' rather than engineering or design. The author explores the processes involved in institutional bricolage; the constant renegotiation of norms, the reinvention of tradition, the importance of legitimate authority and the role of people themselves in shaping such arrangements. Bricolage is seen as an inevitable, but not always benign process; the extent to which it reproduces social inequalities or creates space for challenging them is also considered. The book draws on a number of contemporary strands of development thinking about collective action, participation, governance, natural resource management, political ecology and wellbeing. It synthesises these to develop new understandings of why and how people act to manage resources and how access is secured or denied. A variety of case studies ranging from the management of water (Zimbabwe, India, Pakistan), conflict and cooperation over land, grazing and water (Tanzania), and the emergence of community management of forests (Sweden, Nepal), illustrate the context specific and generalised nature of bricolage and the resultant challenges for development policy and practice.