书目名称 | Water as an Inescapable Risk |
副标题 | Current Global Water |
编辑 | Anja du Plessis |
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概述 | Up to date quantitative and qualitative evaluation of freshwater resources’ availability and quality of South Africa and its WMAs.Establishment of water as a global, regional and national risk with cu |
丛书名称 | Springer Water |
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描述 | .The book presents an interdisciplinary systematic evaluation of increasing water stress and scarcity over the globe and specifically South Africa. South Africa is used as the prime example as the country is experiencing similar water challenges in terms of availability and quality as most regions across the globe.. .Water availability is predominantly used to illustrate water scarcity however, continued degradation of the world’s freshwater resources, by a multitude of natural and anthropogenic factors, have consequently exacerbated water stress and scarcity due to it being of insufficient quality for various uses. The increase of water scarcity through both natural and anthropogenic factors has in turn led to water being viewed as an increasing risk within all spheres. Water as a source of conflict has come to the forefront especially within regions which struggle to meet the increasing demands from different water users and trying to achieve future sustainability of the resource.. .The increase of water scarcity and stress as well as the continued pressure of population and economic growth has brought various new challenges into play. This book focuses on water as |
出版日期 | Book 2019 |
关键词 | Water-related Risks; Water Scarcity; Water Conflicts; Water Diplomacy; Limitations and Opportunities; wat |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-03186-2 |
isbn_ebook | 978-3-030-03186-2Series ISSN 2364-6934 Series E-ISSN 2364-8198 |
issn_series | 2364-6934 |
copyright | Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019 |