Grafton, R. Quentin editor of compilation. Hussey, Karen editor of compilation. text enk 2011 monographic eng

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1 online resource (800 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). Water is an increasingly critical issue at the forefront of global policy change, management and planning. There are growing concerns about water as a renewable resource, its availability for a wide range of users, aquatic ecosystem health, and global issues relating to climate change, water security, water trading and water ethics. This handbook provides the most comprehensive reference ever published on water resource issues. It brings together multiple disciplines to understand and help resolve problems of water quality and scarcity from a global perspective. Its case studies and 'foundation' chapters will be greatly valued by students, researchers and professionals involved in water resources, hydrology, governance and public policy, law, economics, geography and environmental studies. Edited by R. Quentin Grafton, Karen Hussey. Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Oct 2015). Water resources development Watershed management Water-supply TC409 .W369155 2011 363.6/1 9780511974304 (ebook) http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511974304 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511974304 UkCbUP 101011 20171019154625.0 CR9780511974304