Water Resources (Foundations of Contemporary Environmental Studies Series)

divdiv P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormalIn this concise introduction to water resources, Shimon Anisfeld explores the fundamental interactions between humans and water, including drinking, sanitation, irrigation, and power production. The book familiarizes students with the current water crisis and with approaches for managing this essential resource more effectively in a time of rapid environmental and social change. Anisfeld addresses both human and ecological problems, including scarcity, pollution, disease, flooding, conflicts over water, and degradation of aquatic ecosystems. In addition to providing the background necessary to understand each of these problems, the book discusses ways to move towards better management and addresses the key current debates in the water policy field./P P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 125.5pt 178.5pt" class=MsoNormal                                                           /p P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormalIn the past, water development has often proceeded in a single-sector fashion, with each group of users implementing its own plans without coordination with other groups, resulting in both conflict and inefficiency. Now, Anisfeld writes, the challenge of water management is figuring out how to balance all the different demands for water, from sanitation to energy generation to ecosystem protection./p P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal /P P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormalFor inquiring students of any level, IWater Resources/I provides a comprehensive one-volume guide to a complex but vital field of study./P/DIV/DIV