Intro; Preface; Contents; About the Author; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Boxes; Part I Water for a Sustainable Future; 1 The Global Goal of Sustainable Growth; Defining Sustainability; Looming Water Scarcity; Three Water Crises; The Crisis of Access; The Crisis of Pollution; The Crisis of Water Supply Security; Water for Sustainable Development; The Water Sustainability Goal; The Water Goal; Measuring National Water Stress; Summary; References; 2 Water's Role in a Sustainable Future; The Universal Right to Water; Water's Essential Benefits; Eliminating Waterborne Disease
6 The Urbanization BarrierUrbanization Concentration; Urbanization Defined; Urbanization Problems; Megacities, Cities and Towns; Urban Management Challenges; Urbanization in India; Urbanization in China; Population Growth Estimates; Urbanization in Shanghai; Urbanization in Pakistan; Urbanization in Iran; Urbanization in Indonesia; Urbanization in the U.S; Summary; References; 7 Agriculture and Inefficient Water Use; Global Wasteful Agricultural Irrigation; Water and the Environment; Agriculture Water Scarcity; Rainfall-Only Agriculture; Agriculture Over-Use of Groundwater
Change Adoption CooperationCooperative Security Management Changes; Need for New Sustainability Goals; Safe Drinking Water, Sanitation and Hygiene; Sustainable Water Resources; Strengthening Water Governance; Managing Wastewater, Pollution and Water Quality; Mitigating Water-Related Disasters; Summary; References; Part II Barriers on the Path to Sustainability; 4 The Barrier of Climate Change; Climate's Impact on Water Supplies; Water Scarcity; Damage in Coastal Areas; Predicting Water Scarcity; Water Scarcity Impacts to Sectors; Agriculture Water Demand; Water for Energy Production
Municipal Water NeedsClimate Change and Municipal Water Systems; Summary; References; 5 The Population Growth Barrier; Population Growth Rate; Nations with the Largest Populations; Growth in Water Demand; The Supply-Demand Gap; Most Water-Stressed Regions; Water and Growth in the Middle East and North Africa; Water and Population Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa; Regional Water Stress; Water and Population Growth in Latin America; Water Stress in Mexico; Water Stress in Central America; Water Stress in South America; Water and Population Growth in Asia; Possible Relief; Summary; References
Water's Role in Child DevelopmentWater's Role in Gender Equality; Water's Role in Energy Production; Water and Sustainable Cities; Water's Role in Sustainable Agriculture; Achieving Waster Sustainability; Sustainable Water Supplies; Sustainable Development; Summary; References; 3 The Global Need for Water Sustainability; Problems in Gaining Sustainability; Organizational Governance and Management Change; Organizational Management Change; Open and Collaborative Innovation; Organizational Collaboration; Organizational Change Case Study; Guiding the Proposed Change; Adjusting to External Change
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This book investigates the current and future state of freshwater and the global drive to achieve the UN sustainability goal. It first explores the major barriers to achieving the goal and then examines some of the programs water managers are adopting to overcome those barriers. These programs include finding new ways to supplement existing water supplies, and greater acceptance of alternative supplies, such as recycled waste water and desalination; green infrastructures, and rain and storm water harvesting. It concludes with two chapters on water management tools, including asset management and strategic planning, which are of particular interest to small water and wastewater utilities.
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Global pathways to water sustainability.
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Freshwater ecology.
Sustainable development.
Water resources development.
Water-supply-- Management.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Real Estate-- General.
Freshwater ecology.
Sustainable development.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING-- Environmental-- Water Supply.