Global Pathways to Water Sustainability

ISBN-13: 9783030040840 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 343 str.

David E. McNabb

Spis treści

Preface

PART I: Water for a Sustainable Future

Chapter 1. The Global Goal of Sustainable Growth 

Chapter 2. Water’s Role in a Sustainable Future

Chapter 3. The Global Need for Water Sustainability

PART II: Barriers on the Path to Sustainability

Chapter 4. The Barrier of Climate Change

Chapter 5. The Population Growth Barrier

Chapter 6. Water and Unbridled Urbanization 

Chapter 7. Inefficient Agriculture Water 

Chapter 8. Water Thirsty Energy Production

Chapter 9. The Barrier of Failing Infrastructure 

PART III: Pathways to Water Sustainability

Chapter 10. Pathways to a Secure Water Supply 

Chapter 11. Pathways to Sustainable Cities

Chapter 12. Pathways to Sustainable Agriculture 

Chapter 13. Pathways to Water-Smart Power 

Chapter 14. Paths to Alternative and Supplemental Sources

Chapter 15. Pathways to Supplemental Water and Green Infrastructure

Chapter 16. Pathways to Alternative Water Supplies

PART IV: Innovative Water Management

Chapter 17. Managing Assets for Water Sustainability

Chapter 18. Planning for Sustainability

Glossary

Bibliography

O autorze

David E. McNabb, Ph.D. is the elected audit commissioner of a combined water and wastewater district in the Pacific Northwest, and Professor Emeritus of the Pacific Lutheran University School of Business. He has taught business and public administration courses for Oregon State University, the University of Washington-Tacoma, and the University of Maryland-Europe. This is his 15th book. His previous works include Water Resource Management, Comparative History of Commerce and Industry, Nation Building in the Baltic States, Research Methods for Public Administration and Nonprofit Organizations, and Research Methods for Political Science.