The Business of Water and Sustainable Development
Contributors: Jonathan Chenoweth (Editor); Juliet Bird (Editor)
Publisher: Greenleaf Publishing; Routledge
Published: May 1, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 392
ISBN-13: 9781874719304
Subjects: Business & Management; Environmental economics
Description: "The Business of Water and Sustainable Development aims to illustrate the range of approaches that will be necessary if the percentage of the global population having access to adequate and safe water and sanitation is to be increased in line with the brave assertions from the Johannesburg Summit. Some of the approaches will be large-scale 'Western-style' improvements involving the creation of new business models, their effectiveness assessed by traditional approaches of fiscal and social analysis. Such schemes may be instigated and partly funded by governments, but are increasingly turning to the private sector for money and expertise. In contrast, many smaller communities would be better served by following another path to improved water supply and sanitation. Because of their size, location or traditions they may achieve better results through the adoption of local small-scale solutions."--BOOK JACKET.