Living with water scarcity
By: David Zetland
Edition: Version 1.0.
Publisher: Aguanomics Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Amsterdam; Mission Viejo; Vancover
Language: eng
Number of pages: 116
ISBN-13: 9780615932187
Subjects: Water resources development; Economic aspects; Government policy; Ressources en eau; Exploitation; Aspect économique; Politique gouvernementale; 83.63 environmental economics
Description: "Don't panic. It is easy to live with water scarcity. Use politics to allocate community water before using economics to ration commodity water."--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: The rise of scarcity; title: I. Water for me or you: 1. Water as a commodity; title: 2. Water on tap; title: 3. Water for profit; title: 4. Recycled water; title: 5. Food and water; title: II. Water for us: 6. Water for the community; title: 7. A human right to water; title: 8. Pipes, canals and dams; title: 9. Water wars; title: 10. Environmental flows; title: For afterword to forward; title: A few words of thanks.