Water Futures

Author : K. J. Joy
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 0429752253
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book India’s Water Futures written by K. J. Joy and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2018-11-01 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When it comes to water, we flush and forget. We use, abuse and almost never recycle. Water sector in India, since the 1990s, has seen some new ideas formalised legally and institutionally, while others are still emerging and evolving. Confronting the reality of current water management strategies, this volume discusses the state of the Indian water sector to uncover solutions that can address the imminent water crises. This book: Analyses the growing water insecurity, increase in demand, inefficiency in water use, and growing inequalities in accessing clean water; Sheds light on water footprint in agricultural, industrial and urban use, pressures on river basin management, depleting groundwater resources, patterns of droughts and floods, watershed based development and waste water and sanitation management; Examines water conflicts, lack of participatory governance mechanisms, and suggests an alternative framework for water regulation and conflict transformation; Highlights the relationship between gender discourse and water governance; Presents an alternative agenda for water sector reforms. This volume, with hopes for a more water secure future, will interest scholars and researchers of development studies, environment studies, public policy, political studies, political sociology, and, NGOs, media and think tanks working in this area.

Author : Erik Roswell Peterson
Publisher : CSIS
ISBN 13 : 9780892065493
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Global Water Futures written by Erik Roswell Peterson and published by CSIS. This book was released on 2008 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: U.S. policies on the range of pressing international water-related issues--umanitarian relief, human health, economic development, environmental stewardship, and stability and security--fragmented, underresourced, and insufficiently coordinated. In particular, both the U.S. government's current organizational structure and the resources it now commits to water-related policies are inadequate for meeting the global water challenge in its current form. And when it comes to addressing future trends involving water, the government's structure falls far short of what will be required to respond to the mounting complexities--nd policy challenges--ssociated with the dynamic interactions among water, agriculture, the environment, and energy. To examine ideas on how to reform the structure and procedures of government to address the global water crisis, a working group of individuals representing diverse institutions and perspectives was organized by the CSIS Global Strategy Institute. This report and its recommendations were inspired by the working group and build on many of the valuable comments and reactions that were part of the group's deliberations.

Author : James Davidson Architect
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780648109303
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Water Futures written by James Davidson Architect and published by . This book was released on 2017-07-06 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James Davidson Architect (JDA) is a Brisbane-based architectural studio which intimately links design practice, research consultancy and community development activities.Since the beginning, our practice has established a reputation for self-initiated, collaborative projects with a very strong emphasis on design advocacy. We don't specialise in a particular type of work, however we focus on undertaking projects that present an opportunity to turn potential problems into enjoyable challenges. The more complex and difficult the project appears, the more we like it. It is this inherent drive within our practice to give back that helped the ideas in this book come to fruition.

Author : Paul Raskin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 98 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Water Futures written by Paul Raskin and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD)
Publisher : IWA Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1780407599
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Water and Cities written by Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) and published by IWA Publishing. This book was released on 2015-05-15 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report focuses on the urban water management challenges facing cities across OECD countries, and explores both national and local policy responses with respect to water-risk exposure, the state of urban infrastructures and dynamics, and institutional and governance architectures. The analyses focus on four mutually dependent dimensions – finance, innovation, urban-rural co-operation and governance – and proposes a solutions-oriented typology based on urban characteristics. The report underlines that sustainable urban water management will depend on collaboration across different tiers of government working together with local initiatives and stakeholders.

Author : Patricia Gober
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319712349
Total Pages : 213 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Building Resilience for Uncertain Water Futures written by Patricia Gober and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-03-29 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes the existential threats facing the global water systems from population growth and economic development, unsustainable use, environmental change, and weak and fragmented governance. It argues that ‘business-as-usual’ water science and management cannot solve global water problems because today’s water systems are increasingly complex and face uncertain future conditions. Instead, a more holistic, strategic, agile and publically engaged process of water decision making is needed. Building Resilience for Uncertain Water Futures emphasises the importance of adaptation through a series of case studies of cities, regions, and communities that have experimented with anticipatory policy-making, scenario development, and public engagement. By shifting perspective from an emphasis on management to one of adaptation, the book emphasizes the capacity to manage uncertainties, the need for cross-sector coordination, and mechanisms for engaging stakeholder with differing goals and conflict resolution. This book will be a useful resource for students and academics seeking a better understanding of sustainable water use, water policy and water resources management.

Author : Gallopin, Gilberte C.
Publisher : UNESCO Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9230010383
Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The United Nations World Water Development Report written by Gallopin, Gilberte C. and published by UNESCO Publishing. This book was released on 2012-04-03 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Belén Balanyá
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reclaiming Public Water written by Belén Balanyá and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Carola Hein
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030002683
Total Pages : 435 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Adaptive Strategies for Water Heritage written by Carola Hein and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-10-18 with total page 435 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Open Access book, building on research initiated by scholars from the Leiden-Delft-Erasmus Centre for Global Heritage and Development (CHGD) and ICOMOS Netherlands, presents multidisciplinary research that connects water to heritage. Through twenty-one chapters it explores landscapes, cities, engineering structures and buildings from around the world. It describes how people have actively shaped the course, form and function of water for human settlement and the development of civilizations, establishing socio-economic structures, policies and cultures; a rich world of narratives, laws and practices; and an extensive network of infrastructure, buildings and urban form. The book is organized in five thematic sections that link practices of the past to the design of the present and visions of the future: part I discusses drinking water management; part II addresses water use in agriculture; part III explores water management for land reclamation and defense; part IV examines river and coastal planning; and part V focuses on port cities and waterfront regeneration. Today, the many complex systems of the past are necessarily the basis for new systems that both preserve the past and manage water today: policy makers and designers can work together to recognize and build on the traditional knowledge and skills that old structure embody. This book argues that there is a need for a common agenda and an integrated policy that addresses the preservation, transformation and adaptive reuse of historic water-related structures. Throughout, it imagines how such efforts will help us develop sustainable futures for cities, landscapes and bodies of water.

Author : Jay Lund
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520945379
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Comparing Futures for the Sacramento, San Joaquin Delta written by Jay Lund and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2010-02-02 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An ecosystem in freefall, a shrinking water supply for cities and agriculture, an antiquated network of failure-prone levees—this is the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, the major hub of California's water system. Written by a team of independent water experts, this analysis of the latest data evaluates proposed solutions to the Delta's myriad problems. Through in-depth economic and ecological analysis, the authors find that the current policy of channeling water exports through the Delta is not sustainable for any interest. Employing a peripheral canal-conveying water around the Delta instead of through it—as part of a larger habitat and water management plan appears to be the best strategy to maintain both a high-quality water supply and at the same time improve conditions for native fish and wildlife. This important assessment includes integrated analysis of long term ecosystem and water management options and demonstrates how issues such as climate change and sustainability will shape the future. Published in cooperation with the Public Policy Institute of California