Water Policy for Sustainable Development

by David Lewis Feldman

Book Overview

The shortage of fresh water is likely to be one of the most pressing issues of the twenty-first century. A UNESCO report predicts that as many as 7 billion people will face shortages of drinking water by 2050. Here, David Lewis Feldman examines river-basin management cases around the world to show how fresh water can be managed to sustain economic development while protecting the environment. He argues that policy makers can employ adaptive management...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801885884
• ISBN13: 9780801885884
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.0"