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9780415688857: Water Quality Management: Present Situations, Challenges and Future Perspectives
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ISBN 10 : 041568885X ISBN 13 : 9780415688857
Editeur : Routledge, 2011

Synopsis

The global attention in recent years has focused primarily on water quantity and allocation issues. Water quality has received significantly less attention than water quantity. Commendable progress has been made by the developed world to control point sources of pollution, but commensurate progress in reducing non-point sources has not been made. In the third world countries both point and non-point sources of pollution are becoming increasingly a serious concern. Already, nearly all water bodies in such countries near and around urban centres have been severely polluted, with very high health and environmental costs.

The book assesses the current status of water quality management in both developed and developing worlds, as well as analysing the effectiveness of economic instruments and legal and institutional frameworks to control water contamination. It outlines the importance of building up social and political awareness to reverse the trend of continuing water quality deterioration, which is likely to be a most challenging task in the coming years.

This book was published as a special issue of International Journal of Water Resources Development.

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À propos de l'auteur

Asit K. Biswas is the founder and Chief Executive of the Third World Centre for Water Management, Mexico. He is a Distinguished Visiting Professor at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Singapore, and Indian Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar. Cecilia Tortajada is the Scientific Director of the International Centre of Water and Environment, Zaragoza, Spain, and Past President of the International Water Resources Association. Rafael Izquierdo is the Director of the Aragon Water Institute, Zaragoza, Spain.

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Éditeur
Routledge
Date d'édition
2011
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
041568885X
ISBN 13 
9780415688857
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
288
Éditeur
Biswas Asit, Tortajada Cecilia, Izquierdo Rafael
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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