Water poverty : the next "oil" crisis / Shirley J. Hansen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hansen, Shirley J., 1928- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Water-supply.

Water consumption.

Water security.

Energy consumption.

Energy development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2020.

Summary:

A water crisis on our immediate horizon is destined to hurt, even kill, millions of children, and the window of opportunity to do something about it is rapidly closing. There is, however, a glimmer of hope that could turn into rays of sunshine. Water is a commodity, and we have just come through some painful times dealing with the shortage of another commodity--energy. For those who lived through the "energy crisis," this book offers a brief trip down memory lane.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1 The Birth of an Energy Expert

Turning the Corner

Energy Embryonics

Chapter 2 The Energy Efficiency Evolution

When Panic Reigned

Back Then is Right Now

Energy Audit Embryonics

Getting the Word Out

Paying the Price

Chapter 3 It's Just Good Business

The Hard Sell

Making a Difference

Selling the Concept

Management Bait

Baiting the O&amp

M Hook

Making Progress

Who's Really Running Your Business?

Changing the Way We Do Business

Feeling Insecure?

Looking Ahead

Chapter 4 Weighing Alternatives

Dreaming with Eyes Wide Open

Filling the Vacuum

Alternative Energy

Fusion

"Dirty" Renewables

The Clean Non-renewable

Getting it Right

All is Not Lost

Realism's Ugly Head

The Greatest Lesson Learned

Chapter 5 Troubling Tangents

How Tangents Can Take Over

The Other Audit

The Management Challenge

The Ties That Bind

Chapter 6 Sustaining Sustainability

Picking Up the Pieces

Case Study: Candlestick Park

COP 21

The Cornerstone of Sustainability

Chapter 7 It Only Takes Money

Side Benefits that Make Cents

Selling the Benefits

The Emerging Esco Industry

Financial Models

Moving up the Value Chain

The Esco Appeal

The Water Fit

Chapter 8 Energy and Politics

Washington at Work

How Do We Influence Them?

Doing Your Homework

Just Getting Started

International Relations

Chapter 9 Fed Up: Life Inside Doe

The Offer

Gaining a Working Knowledge

Peddling Influence

Cutting Teeth

The Agencies and Congress

Inside the Beltway

The Time is Now

Chapter 10 Water 101

A Little Hydrogen

A Little Oxygen

A Question for the Ages

The Faucet

Shades of Grey

Blackwater

Treatment.

Water as a Solvent

Clean Water

Mysterious Water

Say Goodbye

Chapter 11 Troubled Waters

A Stream of Thought

Appreciation Time

The Demand for Water

Energy and Water

Friend and Foe

The Never Ending Need

Going from Need to Demand

Case Study: Australia

Case Study: California

The "Yuck" Factor

Too Much of a Not-so-good Thing

Getting Along with Less

Command and Control

Ce Cero Dormivo

Water in Our Future

Chapter 12 On the Waterfront

Planning Our Future

Water Experts

Denial

Good Business

Communications

Measurement

Marketing

Water Audit

Technology

Fit To Purpose

Water "Alternatives"

Sustainability

Pricing

Creating the Plan

Water and Politics

Case Study: Israel

Case Study: Las Vegas

Planting Grass

Case Study: Italy

Atlanta: Not a Case Study

Final Thoughts

Appendices

Appendix A

Appendix B

References

Specific References by Chapter

General References

Index.

Notes:

"River Publishers"

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-00-315202-3

87-7022-937-6

0-88173-760-7

1-003-15202-3

87-7022-335-1

9781003152026

OCLC:

1227389103