TY - BOOK ID - 1737086 TI - Integrated assessment of water resources and global change : a north-south analysis AU - Craswell, Eric T. AU - Bonell, Mike AU - Bossio, Deborah PY - 2007 SN - 1280816465 9786610816460 1402055919 1402055900 9400793111 9781402055904 PB - Dordrecht: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Water-supply KW - Integrated water development KW - Water resources development KW - Management KW - International cooperation KW - Environmental aspects KW - Energy development KW - Natural resources KW - Integrated development of water resources KW - Water development, Integrated KW - Water conservation KW - Water use KW - Availability, Water KW - Water availability KW - Water resources KW - Public utilities KW - Water utilities KW - Environmental pollution. KW - Climatic changes. KW - Landscape ecology. KW - Hydraulic engineering. KW - Environmental economics. KW - Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution. KW - Hydrology/Water Resources. KW - Climate Change. KW - Landscape Ecology. KW - Hydrogeology. KW - Environmental Economics. KW - Economics KW - Environmental quality KW - Engineering, Hydraulic KW - Engineering KW - Fluid mechanics KW - Hydraulics KW - Shore protection KW - Ecology KW - Changes, Climatic KW - Changes in climate KW - Climate change KW - Climate change science KW - Climate changes KW - Climate variations KW - Climatic change KW - Climatic changes KW - Climatic fluctuations KW - Climatic variations KW - Global climate changes KW - Global climatic changes KW - Climatology KW - Climate change mitigation KW - Teleconnections (Climatology) KW - Chemical pollution KW - Chemicals KW - Contamination of environment KW - Environmental pollution KW - Pollution KW - Contamination (Technology) KW - Asbestos abatement KW - Bioremediation KW - Environmental engineering KW - Factory and trade waste KW - Hazardous waste site remediation KW - Hazardous wastes KW - In situ remediation KW - Lead abatement KW - Pollutants KW - Refuse and refuse disposal KW - Economic aspects KW - Water pollution. KW - Hydrology. KW - Climate change. KW - Aquatic pollution KW - Fresh water KW - Fresh water pollution KW - Freshwater pollution KW - Inland water pollution KW - Lake pollution KW - Lakes KW - Reservoirs KW - River pollution KW - Rivers KW - Stream pollution KW - Water contamination KW - Water pollutants KW - Water pollution KW - Waste disposal in rivers, lakes, etc. KW - Geohydrology KW - Geology KW - Hydrology KW - Groundwater KW - Aquatic sciences KW - Earth sciences KW - Hydrography KW - Water KW - Global environmental change KW - Water-supply - Management - Congresses KW - Water-supply - International cooperation - Congresses KW - Integrated water development - Congresses KW - Water resources development - Environmental aspects - Congresses UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:1737086 AB - How can the Earth’s finite water resources be managed sustainably to meet the growing needs of humans and of nature in ways that avert the looming crisis? The need to find answers to this question has exercised the minds of many scientists, practitioners and policymakers who recognise the urgency of the problems. These concerns have spawned a number of international research initiatives and programs, prominent representatives of which met to review progress and exchange views at an international conference in Bonn, Germany in February 2005. The pressing water problems must clearly be tackled from an integrated perspective taking into account environmental, human and technological factors and especially their interdependence. The key papers in this volume from the Bonn conference focus on the challenges of integrated assessment of water resources in the context of global change. The growing gap between North and South is also addressed, in terms not only of access to water and its quality, but also of the capacity to do research and implement solutions. The coverage of the papers is up-to-date and comprehensive. Highlights include emerging concepts such as blue and green water, virtual water, the water footprints of nations, multi-agent modelling, linkages between water and biodiversity, and social learning and adaptive management. Audience: Policy-makers, practitioners and researchers concerned with integrated water resources management; scientists from physical, biological, ecological, and social sciences involved in research on global environmental change and natural resources; scientists concerned with water resources in developing countries. ER -