Water Security for Ecosystems: Metrics and Pathways for a Sustainable Future explores the mechanisms to support sustainable management of aquatic resources during rising global water demand, global change, and population growth. By identifying resource consumption indicators such as fishing load capacity and virtual water trade, it sets a clear framework for assessing the ecological footprint of extractive industries. It then proposes pathways to establish largescale water security via integrated aquatic resource management, water-efficient technologies, and sustainable policy intervention. Throughout, the book acknowledges the increased strain placed on global aquatic ecosystems due to unsustainable water use, extractive fisheries, agricultural practices, and more.
Written by a renowned team of water resource managers, early chapters in this book define ecological footprints and explore the global policies, industries, and climate forces driving water insecurity. Central chapters explore novel and innovative water conservation techniques, advances in water resource management, and emerging technologies for sustainable water use. Final chapters explore global water policies and the role of international cooperation and propose a roadmap for minimizing aquatic ecological footprints.
1. Cover image - p. c 2. Title page - p. i 3. Copyright - p. ii 4. Contents - p. v 5. Contributors - p. xix 6. Preface - p. xxv 7. Acknowledgment - p. xxvii 8. Chapter 1 Understanding water security: Concept and challenges - p. 1 9. Chapter 2 Sustainable fisheries and water security: A macroeconomic perspective on the determinants of the fishing load capacity factor in BRIC countries - p. 31 10. Chapter 3 Water scarcity in a changing climate: A global perspective - p. 47 11. Chapter 4 Vertical smart urban farming and the water-food-energy nexus for sustainable urban development - p. 91 12. Chapter 5 Measuring Water Footprint: Methods and Applications - p. 113 13. Chapter 6 Human activities, water security, and marine resource sustainability: Insights from the fishing load capacity factor - p. 137 14. Chapter 7 Urbanization, industrialization, and water security: Theoretical perspectives and empirical evidence - p. 155 15. Chapter 8 Agriculture and virtual water trade: Hidden impacts - p. 173 16. Chapter 9 Innovative desalination and water conservation techniques: Advancing sustainable solutions for water security and management - p. 191 17. Chapter 10 Integrated water resource management: Policy, practice and progress on sustainable development goals - p. 225 18. Chapter 11 Desalination for agriculture and industrial applications - p. 245 19. Chapter 12 Transboundary governance for ecosystem resilience: Addressing water security challenges across shared watersheds - p. 275 20. Chapter 13 Toward sustainable water security: A global spatiotemporal assessment of water scarcity and agricultural demand - p. 303 21. Chapter 14 Community-based water management for resilience under Sustainable Development Goals - p. 317 22. Chapter 15 Policy innovation for eco-hydrological security: Integrating ecosystem resilience and water governance in a changing climate - p. 351 23. Chapter 16 Microbial remediation of heavy metal pollution in aquatic ecosystems: A key to water security - p. 397 24. Chapter 17 Global water policies and the role of international cooperation - p. 419 25. Chapter 18 Water scarcity and climate change: Challenges and pathways to sustainable management - p. 457 26. Index - p. 489
Water Security for Ecosystems: Metrics and Pathways for a Sustainable Future explores the mechanisms to support sustainable management of aquatic resources during rising global water demand, global change, and population growth. By identifying resource consumption indicators such as fishing load capacity and virtual water trade, it sets a clear framework for assessing the ecological footprint of extractive industries. It then proposes pathways to establish largescale water security via integrated aquatic resource management, water-efficient technologies, and sustainable policy intervention. Throughout, the book acknowledges the increased strain placed on global aquatic ecosystems due to unsustainable water use, extractive fisheries, agricultural practices, and more.
Written by a renowned team of water resource managers, early chapters in this book define ecological footprints and explore the global policies, industries, and climate forces driving water insecurity. Central chapters explore novel and innovative water conservation techniques, advances in water resource management, and emerging technologies for sustainable water use. Final chapters explore global water policies and the role of international cooperation and propose a roadmap for minimizing aquatic ecological footprints.
1. Cover image - p. c 2. Title page - p. i 3. Copyright - p. ii 4. Contents - p. v 5. Contributors - p. xix 6. Preface - p. xxv 7. Acknowledgment - p. xxvii 8. Chapter 1 Understanding water security: Concept and challenges - p. 1 9. Chapter 2 Sustainable fisheries and water security: A macroeconomic perspective on the determinants of the fishing load capacity factor in BRIC countries - p. 31 10. Chapter 3 Water scarcity in a changing climate: A global perspective - p. 47 11. Chapter 4 Vertical smart urban farming and the water-food-energy nexus for sustainable urban development - p. 91 12. Chapter 5 Measuring Water Footprint: Methods and Applications - p. 113 13. Chapter 6 Human activities, water security, and marine resource sustainability: Insights from the fishing load capacity factor - p. 137 14. Chapter 7 Urbanization, industrialization, and water security: Theoretical perspectives and empirical evidence - p. 155 15. Chapter 8 Agriculture and virtual water trade: Hidden impacts - p. 173 16. Chapter 9 Innovative desalination and water conservation techniques: Advancing sustainable solutions for water security and management - p. 191 17. Chapter 10 Integrated water resource management: Policy, practice and progress on sustainable development goals - p. 225 18. Chapter 11 Desalination for agriculture and industrial applications - p. 245 19. Chapter 12 Transboundary governance for ecosystem resilience: Addressing water security challenges across shared watersheds - p. 275 20. Chapter 13 Toward sustainable water security: A global spatiotemporal assessment of water scarcity and agricultural demand - p. 303 21. Chapter 14 Community-based water management for resilience under Sustainable Development Goals - p. 317 22. Chapter 15 Policy innovation for eco-hydrological security: Integrating ecosystem resilience and water governance in a changing climate - p. 351 23. Chapter 16 Microbial remediation of heavy metal pollution in aquatic ecosystems: A key to water security - p. 397 24. Chapter 17 Global water policies and the role of international cooperation - p. 419 25. Chapter 18 Water scarcity and climate change: Challenges and pathways to sustainable management - p. 457 26. Index - p. 489
