Limit this search to....

Water Security: Principles, Perspectives and Practices
Contributor(s): Lankford, Bruce (Editor), Bakker, Karen (Editor), Zeitoun, Mark (Editor)
ISBN: 0415534712     ISBN-13: 9780415534710
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE:   $78.84  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: October 2013
Qty:
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Technology & Engineering | Environmental - Water Supply
- Science | Earth Sciences - Hydrology
- Business & Economics | Industries - Service
Dewey: 333.91
LCCN: 2013015504
Series: Earthscan Water Text
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.25 lbs) 376 pages
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:

The purpose of this book is to present an overview of the latest research, policy, practitioner, academic and international thinking on water security-an issue that, like water governance a few years ago, has developed much policy awareness and momentum with a wide range of stakeholders. As a concept it is open to multiple interpretations, and the authors here set out the various approaches to the topic from different perspectives.

Key themes addressed include:

  • Water security as a foreign policy issue
  • The interconnected variables of water, food, and human security
  • Dimensions other than military and international relations concerns around water security
  • Water security theory and methods, tools and audits.

The book is loosely based on a masters level degree plus a short professional course on water security both given at the University of East Anglia, delivered by international authorities on their subjects. It should serve as an introductory textbook as well as be of value to professionals, NGOs, and policy-makers.