Coping with Water Scarcity Addressing the Challenges /

• Main Authors: Santos Pereira, Luis. (Author), Cordery, Ian. (Author), Iacovides, Iacovos. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2009.
• Subjects: Environmental sciences.; Hydraulic engineering.; Meteorology.; Engineering.; Soil conservation.; Environmental pollution.; Environment.; Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution.; Meteorology/Climatology.; Soil Science & Conservation.; Hydrogeology.; Engineering, general.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9579-5

One of the main problems confronting the world of the 21st Century is a shortage of water. There is already severe scarcity in many regions of the world, causing tremendous problems for local populations and indeed entire societies. There is insufficient water available for the production of food to...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Water scarcity concepts
• 3. Physical characteristics and processes leading to water scarcity
• 4. Drought and desertification
• 5. Conceptual thinking in coping with water scarcity
• 6. Surface water use and harvesting
• 7. Groundwater use and recharge
• 8. Using non-conventional water resources
• 9. Water conservation and saving. Concepts and Performance
• 10. Water conservation and saving measures and practices
• 11. Social, economic, cultural, legal and institutional constraints and issues
• 12. Education
• Bibliography
• Index.