Water Resource Management in a Vulnerable World: The Hydro-Hazardscapes of Climate Change
Daanish Mustafa
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Hardback. Daanish Mustafa's outlines the need to develop an integrative approach. Introducing the concept of hydro-hazardscape he shows how diverse the social groups affected by a hazard may view it differently, resulting in a differing perception of the threat. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FK; RNFD; TQSW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 558.
Access to water, and the threat of climate change, are two of the most challenging issues for our planet. A global population now exceeding 7 billion people, together with growing numbers of countries adopting a more water intensive lifestyle, are placing increased demands upon the world's water resources, whilst global climate change promises rising sea levels and increased flooding in some of the world's most densely populated regions. How are we to address the twin challenge of global water sufficiency and future climate change? Existing attempts to improve the management of local water resources, and to alleviate ... Read more
Access to water, and the threat of climate change, are two of the most challenging issues for our planet. A global population now exceeding 7 billion people, together with growing numbers of countries adopting a more water intensive lifestyle, are placing increased demands upon the world's water resources, whilst global climate change promises rising sea levels and increased flooding in some of the world's most densely populated regions. How are we to address the twin challenge of global water sufficiency and future climate change? Existing attempts to improve the management of local water resources, and to alleviate ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848855366
SKU
V9781848855366
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1
About Daanish Mustafa
Daanish Mustaffa is Reader in Human Geography at King's College, London. He was previously Visiting Assistant Professor of Geography at George Mason University and Assistant Professor of Geography at the University of South Florida, St Petersburg. He has worked in Pakistan for the non-profit sector on donor-funded social development and environmental preservation projects. His research interests include critical water resources ... Read more
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