Water for the Future
Subtitle: The West Bank and Gaza Strip, Israel, and Jordan
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: February 9, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9780309064217
Subjects: Management of land & natural resources; Sanitary & municipal engineering; Water And Marine Resources Management; Water Resources Engineering; Business & Economics; Environmental Studies; Business/Economics; Middle East; Environmental - Water Supply; Environmental Science; Natural Resources; Water Supply; Science / Environmental Science; Sustainability; Hydraulics; Industries - General; Israel; Jordan; Sustainable development; Water resources development; Water-supply
Description: This book is the result of a joint research effort led by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and involving the Royal Scientific Society of Jordan, the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, and the Palestine Health Council. It discusses opportunities for enhancement of water supplies and avoidance of overexploitation of water resources in the Middle East. Based on the concept that ecosystem goods and services are essential to maintaining water quality and quantity, the book emphasizes conservation, improved use of current technologies, and water management approaches that are compatible with environmental quality.