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Water and the future of humanity [electronic resource] : revisiting water security / Gulbenkian Think Tank on Water and the Future of Humanity ; Benedito Braga, Colin Chartres, William J. Cosgrove, Luis Veiga da Cunha, Peter H. Gleick, Pavel Kabat, Mohamed Ait Kadi, Daniel P. Loucks, Jan Lundqvist, Sunita Narain, Jun Xia (in alphabetical order).

Braga Jr., Benedito P. F. (Braga Júnior), author.; Gulbenkian Think Tank on Water and the Future of Humanity, author.
2013
TD353 .W38 2013
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Title
Water and the future of humanity [electronic resource] : revisiting water security / Gulbenkian Think Tank on Water and the Future of Humanity ; Benedito Braga, Colin Chartres, William J. Cosgrove, Luis Veiga da Cunha, Peter H. Gleick, Pavel Kabat, Mohamed Ait Kadi, Daniel P. Loucks, Jan Lundqvist, Sunita Narain, Jun Xia (in alphabetical order).
ISBN
9783319014579 electronic book
3319014579 electronic book
9783319014562
3319014560
9783319014562
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01457-9
Published
Lisbon, Portugal : Gulbenkian Think Tank on Water and the Future of Humanity ; New York : Springer, [2013?]
Copyright
©2014
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xxi, 241 pages) : illustrations
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-319-01457-9 doi
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TD353 .W38 2013
Dewey Decimal Classification
363.6/1
Summary
This 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.
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Includes bibliographical references.
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Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed September 20, 2013).
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Braga Jr., Benedito P. F. (Braga Júnior), author.
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Gulbenkian Think Tank on Water and the Future of Humanity, author.
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