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UNINA9910809122903321 |
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Autore |
Brooks David B |
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Titolo |
Water : local-level management / / by David B. Brooks |
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Ottawa, : International Development Research Centre, c2002 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-71802-1 |
9786610718023 |
1-55250-200-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (86 p.) |
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Collana |
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In focus, from research to policy |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Water resources development |
Water-supply - Management |
Water quality management |
Water resources development - Research |
Ressources en eau - Exploitation |
Eau - Approvisionnement - Gestion |
Eau - Qualite - Gestion |
Ressources en eau - Exploitation - Recherche |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Issued also in French under title: L'eau, gérer localement. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 67-70). |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Foreword; Preface; Part 1. The Issue; Part 2. The Approaches; Part 3. The Results: Propositions for Governance and Research; Part 4. Recommendations; Part 5. Future Directions; Appendix: Sources and Resources; The Publisher; |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Today, more than 1 billion people lack access to safe drinking water. Within the next 25 years, fully one-third of the world's population will experience severe water scarcity. It is clear that disparities in the availability and supply of fresh water are truly a matter of life and death, and constitute one of the great governance imperatives of our time.This publication summarizes the results of three decades of IDRC-supported research on water supply. It demonstrates that some of the most powerful responses to water scarcities have been mounted at the community or local level — in households |
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