Water and Climate Change: Sustainable Development, Politics and Social Issues focuses on climate change and global warming, sustainable development and social and political issues surrounding water. Throughout the book, global contributors provide an outlook on the possible future of the world if climate issues continue to increase. In this regard, readers will become fully aware of the dangers of climate change and global warming. To counterbalance, the book also provides an outlook to the possible future of the world if changes are made and emissions are reduced.
Water shortages and water pollution are real and are beginning to affect the lives of every one of us on the planet. We are rapidly reaching a point of no return. If we do nothing about water shortages and water pollution, many of the catastrophes mentioned in this book will come to pass. As such, this reference is a must-read resource for environmental scientists and engineers, water resource experts, agriculturalists, social scientists, earth scientists, geographers and decision-makers in government and water management.
1. Chapter 1 Introduction: water, the vital chemical - p. 3 2. Chapter 2 The root causes of climate change and the role played by water - p. 13 3. Chapter 3 Water resource planning and climate change - p. 27 4. Chapter 4 Potential impacts of climate change on biogeochemical cycling - p. 41 5. Chapter 5 Water quality engineering: physical, chemical, and biological treatment for a sustainable future - p. 65 6. Chapter 6 Urban water supplies in developing countries with a focus on climate change - p. 95 7. Chapter 7 Water purity and sustainable water treatment systems for developing countries - p. 115 8. Chapter 8 Water purification techniques for the developing world - p. 145 9. Chapter 9 Plastic pollution in waterways and in the oceans - p. 179 10. Chapter 10 Desalination and sustainability - p. 197 11. Chapter 11 Groundwater sustainability in a digital world - p. 215 12. Chapter 12 Economics of water productivity and scarcity in irrigated agriculture - p. 241 13. Chapter 13 Potential of municipal wastewater for resource recovery and reuse - p. 263 14. Chapter 14 Sustainable freshwater management—the South African approach - p. 273 15. Chapter 15 Sustainable water management with a focus on climate change - p. 293 16. Chapter 16 Food-energy-water nexus and assessment models - p. 317 17. Chapter 17 Emerging water pollutants - p. 331 18. Chapter 18 Local representations of a changing climate - p. 343 19. Chapter 19 Agricultural water pollution - p. 365 20. Chapter 20 Environmental impacts on global water resources and poverty, with a focus on climate change - p. 383 21. Chapter 21 Climate change and water justice - p. 399 22. Chapter 22 Environmental ethics and sustainable freshwater resource management - p. 419 23. Index - p. 439
Water and Climate Change: Sustainable Development, Politics and Social Issues focuses on climate change and global warming, sustainable development and social and political issues surrounding water. Throughout the book, global contributors provide an outlook on the possible future of the world if climate issues continue to increase. In this regard, readers will become fully aware of the dangers of climate change and global warming. To counterbalance, the book also provides an outlook to the possible future of the world if changes are made and emissions are reduced.
Water shortages and water pollution are real and are beginning to affect the lives of every one of us on the planet. We are rapidly reaching a point of no return. If we do nothing about water shortages and water pollution, many of the catastrophes mentioned in this book will come to pass. As such, this reference is a must-read resource for environmental scientists and engineers, water resource experts, agriculturalists, social scientists, earth scientists, geographers and decision-makers in government and water management.
1. Chapter 1 Introduction: water, the vital chemical - p. 3 2. Chapter 2 The root causes of climate change and the role played by water - p. 13 3. Chapter 3 Water resource planning and climate change - p. 27 4. Chapter 4 Potential impacts of climate change on biogeochemical cycling - p. 41 5. Chapter 5 Water quality engineering: physical, chemical, and biological treatment for a sustainable future - p. 65 6. Chapter 6 Urban water supplies in developing countries with a focus on climate change - p. 95 7. Chapter 7 Water purity and sustainable water treatment systems for developing countries - p. 115 8. Chapter 8 Water purification techniques for the developing world - p. 145 9. Chapter 9 Plastic pollution in waterways and in the oceans - p. 179 10. Chapter 10 Desalination and sustainability - p. 197 11. Chapter 11 Groundwater sustainability in a digital world - p. 215 12. Chapter 12 Economics of water productivity and scarcity in irrigated agriculture - p. 241 13. Chapter 13 Potential of municipal wastewater for resource recovery and reuse - p. 263 14. Chapter 14 Sustainable freshwater management—the South African approach - p. 273 15. Chapter 15 Sustainable water management with a focus on climate change - p. 293 16. Chapter 16 Food-energy-water nexus and assessment models - p. 317 17. Chapter 17 Emerging water pollutants - p. 331 18. Chapter 18 Local representations of a changing climate - p. 343 19. Chapter 19 Agricultural water pollution - p. 365 20. Chapter 20 Environmental impacts on global water resources and poverty, with a focus on climate change - p. 383 21. Chapter 21 Climate change and water justice - p. 399 22. Chapter 22 Environmental ethics and sustainable freshwater resource management - p. 419 23. Index - p. 439
