Name: The Last Oasis: Facing Water Scarcity (en Inglés)
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Author: Sandra Postel

portada The Last Oasis: Facing Water Scarcity (en Inglés)

The Last Oasis: Facing Water Scarcity (en Inglés)

Formato

Libro Físico

Editorial

Routledge

Autor

Sandra Postel

Año

1992

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

240

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

Dimensiones

21.6x14x1.3 cm

Peso

0.33

ISBN

1853831484

ISBN13

9781853831485

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Categorías

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The Last Oasis: Facing Water Scarcity (en Inglés)

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For decades now we have wasted and mismanaged the world's water supplies. Today, 27 countries are short of water, a quarter of the world's population has no safe water, 46 per cent have no proper sanitation and each year four million children die of water-borne diseases. As most of the world's major river systems cross several national boundaries, the scope disputes and the threat to international security is becoming more and more real. In The Last Oasis, Sandra Postel examines the economic, ecological and political factors affecting fresh water supply. She confronts the issues of mismanagement and profligacy and analyses and dangers of confrontation, both between nations and between rural and urban users. She also emphasises that the technology and know-how for effective water husbandry does exist. With methods already in use, farmers could cut their demand for water by 40-90 per cent, and cities by one-third, without sacrificing economic output or quality of life. Investing in water efficiency, recycling and conservation help meet rising demands and stave off disaster. But the priority is a common recognition of the gravity of the position, and with that a widespread push for institutions to manage sustainable use of water.