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OverviewWater scarcity, urban population growth, and deteriorating infrastructure are impacting water security around the globe. Struggling with the most significant drought in its recorded history, California faces all of these challenges to secure reliable water supplies for the future. The unfolding story of California water includes warnings and solutions for any region seeking to manage water among the pressures of a dynamic society and environment. Written by leading policy makers, lawyers, economists, hydrologists, ecologists, engineers, and planners, Sustainable Water reaches across disciplines to address problems and solutions for the sustainable use of water in urban areas. The solutions and ideas put forward in this book integrate water management strategies to increase resilience in a changing world. Contributors: John T. Andrew, Carolina Balazs, Celeste Cantú, Juliet Christian-Smith, Matthew Deitch, Caitlin Dyckman, Howard Foster, Julian Fulton, Peter Gleick, Brian E. Gray, Ellen Hanak, Maurice Hall, Michael Hanemann, Sasha Harris-Lovett, Matthew Heberger, G. Mathias Kondolf, Jay Lund, Damian Park, Kristen Podolak, John Radke, Isha Ray, David Sedlak, Fraser Shilling, Daniel Wendell, Robert Wilkinson, Cleo Woelfle-Erskine, Sarah Yarnell Full Product DetailsAuthor: Allison LassiterPublisher: University of California Press Imprint: University of California Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.680kg ISBN: 9780520285361ISBN 10: 0520285360 Pages: 408 Publication Date: 24 July 2015 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviews[Sustainable Water] critically examines the variability and uncertainty of the water footprint as well as its future role in sustainable water management. Environment and Urbanization [Sustainable Water] critically examines the variability and uncertainty of the water footprint as well as its future role in sustainable water management. * Environment and Urbanization * [Sustainable Water] critically examines the variability and uncertainty of the water footprint as well as its future role in sustainable water management. Environment and Urbanization Author InformationAllison Lassiter completed a PhD in Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning at UC Berkeley. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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