Water and climate change : sustainable development, environmental and policy issues / Trevor M. Letcher, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Letcher, T. M. (Trevor M.), editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Water-supply--Effect of global warming on.

Water-supply.

Water-supply--Climatic factors.

Water--Pollution--Environmental aspects.

Water.

Water--Pollution--Political aspects.

Water conservation.

Climatic changes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (482 pages)

Other Title:

Sustainable development, environmental and policy issues

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam, Netherlands : Elsevier, [2022]

Summary:

"Water and climate change: sustainable development, politics and social issues explores climate change and global warming, sustainable development, and social and political issues surrounding water. Throughout the book, the global contributors provide an outlook on the possible future of the world if climate issues continue to increase. In this regard, readers will become fully aware of the dangers of climate change and global warming. To counterbalance, the book also provides an outlook on the potential future of the world if changes are made and emissions are reduced. The book begins with an introductory section detailing the major role water plays in climate change. It then moves on to discussion of water in terms of sustainable development and environmental issues, tackling a range of topics including water treatment for a sustainable future, water supply and purification techniques for developing countries, sustainable freshwater management, emerging water pollutant, and agricultural water pollution. The final section of the book focuses on policy issues, with chapters discussing climate change and water justice, and environmental ethics alongside sustainable freshwater resource management. Water and climate change brings together a range of global experts who have specialization in both the developed and developing countries of the world, providing an in-depth analysis of water and its relationship to climate change and crisis." -- From back cover.

Contents:

Introduction

Section A: Introduction. Introduction : water, the vital chemical ; The root causes of climate change and the role played by water / Trevor M. Letcher

Water resource planning and climate change / Rabee Rustum, Adebayo J. Adeloye and Quan Dau

Potential impacts of climate change on biogeochemical cycling / Daniel A. Vallero

Section B: Sustainable development and environmental issues. Water quality engineering : physical, chemical, and biological treatment for a sustainable future / Daniel A. Vallero

Urban water supplies in developing countries with a focus on climate change / Josephine Treacy

Water purity and sustainable water treatment systems for developing countries / Joanne Mac Mahon

Water purification techniques for the developing world / Aniruddha B. Pandit and Jyoti Kishen Kumar

Plastic pollution in waterways and in the oceans / Lei Mai, Hui He and Eddy Y. Zeng

Desalination and sustainability / Anju Vijayan Nair and Veera Gnaneswar Gude

Groundwater sustainability in a digital world / Ahmed S. Elshall, Ming Ye and Yongshan Wan

Economics of water productivity and scarcity in irrigated agriculture / James F. Booker

Potential of municipal wastewater for resource recovery and reuse / Manzoor Qadir

Sustainable freshwater management

the South African approach / Oghenekaro Nelson Odume

Sustainable water management with a focus on climate change / Thomas Shahady

Food-energy-water nexus and assessment models / Anju Vijayan Nair and Veera Gnaseswar Gude

Emerging water pollutants / Daniel A. Vallero

Local representations of a changing climate / Juan Baztan [and 12 others]

Agricultural water pollution / Thomas Shahady

Environmental impacts on global water resources and poverty, with a focus on climate change / Claudio Yazmiń Ortega Montoya and Juan Carlos Tejeda González

Section C: Policy issues. Climate change and water justice / M. Mills-Novoa, R. Boelens and J. Hoogesteger

Environmental ethics and sustainable freshwater resource management / Oghenekaro Nelson Odume and Chris de Wet.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Letcher, Trevor M. Water and Climate Change

ISBN:

9780323998765