Global Pathways to Water Sustainability
This book investigates the current and future state of freshwater and the global drive to achieve the UN sustainability goal. It first explores the major barriers to achieving the goal and then examines some of the programs water managers are adopting to
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Global Pathways to Water Sustainability
David E. McNabb
Global Pathways to Water Sustainability
David E. McNabb Pacific Lutheran University Tacoma, WA, USA
ISBN 978-3-030-04084-0 ISBN 978-3-030-04085-7 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-04085-7 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018962904 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG, part of Springer Nature 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: Jason Jones Travel Photography/Gettyimages This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Preface
This is not an easy time for water managers; their world appears to be in what Joshua Busby described in 2018 as “a state of permanent crisis.” Not only must they find, treat and deliver freshwater from limited and, in some cases, declining resources to a rapidly growing and migrating population, they have to invest heavily in repairing and replacing aging infrastructure to be sure they remain resilient and sustainable in an increasingly complex and threatening future. In many parts of the world, they are running out of water, while in others, they must cope with too much, or with water that comes at the wrong time of the year for the existing social and economic structure. To meet growing demand, water and wastewater must invest billions in the technology, infrastructure and knowledge needed for desalination facilities while they also invest on the infrastructure needed for coping with more occurring floods and heavier stormwater events. Still others are turning to the tertiary treatment of wastewater to augment over-allocated surface or groundwater resources. Together with these technical and water effi
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