Liquid assets : how demographic changes and water management policies affect freshwater resources / Jill Boberg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boberg, Jill.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Water-supply--Developing countries.

Water-supply.

Water use--Developing countries.

Water use.

Water resources development--Developing countries.

Water resources development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (151 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A one-liner considers more demographic and local water-availability factors than most reports linking demography to water resources. In a 450-character abstract most writings linking demographic trends to water availability look at population-growth effects, treating water supplies as static and population as increasing.

Contents:

Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; CHAPTER ONE- Introduction; Fallacies in the Prediction of the Water Crisis; The Future of Water Resources; CHAPTER TWO- Freshwater Availability; Quantity of Water on Earth; The Hydrological Cycle and Sustainable Water Use; The Role of Freshwater Ecosystems; Natural Influences on Water Availability; CHAPTER THREE- Patterns of Demand for Fresh Water; Agricultural Sector; Industrial Sector; Domestic and Municipal Sector; CHAPTER FOUR- Demographic Influences on Water Resources; Population Size; Number of Households

Urbanization and MigrationEconomic Development; CHAPTER FIVE- Influences of Water Resources on Demographic Variables; Migration; CHAPTER SIX- Approaches to Sustainable Water Management; Supply Management; Demand Management; Demand Management by Sector; CHAPTER SEVEN- Conclusions: The Water Crisis Revisited; References

Notes:

"MG-358."

Includes bibliographical references(p. 107-124).

ISBN:

0-8330-4086-3

OCLC:

476119128