02906nam 22005894a 450 991022013390332120200520144314.00-8330-4086-3(CKB)1000000000474861(EBL)321756(OCoLC)476119128(SSID)ssj0000281487(PQKBManifestationID)11240210(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000281487(PQKBWorkID)10306232(PQKB)11045888(Au-PeEL)EBL321756(CaPaEBR)ebr10152634(OCoLC)437193613(MiAaPQ)EBC321756(EXLCZ)99100000000047486120050415d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLiquid assets how demographic changes and water management policies affect freshwater resources /Jill Boberg1st ed.Santa Monica, CA RAND Corporation20051 online resource (151 p.)"MG-358."0-8330-3296-8 Includes bibliographical references(p. 107-124).Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; CHAPTER ONE- Introduction; Fallacies in the Prediction of the Water Crisis; The Future of Water Resources; CHAPTER TWO- Freshwater Availability; Quantity of Water on Earth; The Hydrological Cycle and Sustainable Water Use; The Role of Freshwater Ecosystems; Natural Influences on Water Availability; CHAPTER THREE- Patterns of Demand for Fresh Water; Agricultural Sector; Industrial Sector; Domestic and Municipal Sector; CHAPTER FOUR- Demographic Influences on Water Resources; Population Size; Number of HouseholdsUrbanization and MigrationEconomic Development; CHAPTER FIVE- Influences of Water Resources on Demographic Variables; Migration; CHAPTER SIX- Approaches to Sustainable Water Management; Supply Management; Demand Management; Demand Management by Sector; CHAPTER SEVEN- Conclusions: The Water Crisis Revisited; ReferencesA one-liner considers more demographic and local water-availability factors than most reports linking demography to water resources. In a 450-character abstract most writings linking demographic trends to water availability look at population-growth effects, treating water supplies as static and population as increasing.Water-supplyDeveloping countriesWater useDeveloping countriesWater resources developmentDeveloping countriesWater-supplyWater useWater resources development363.6/1/091724Boberg Jill924631MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910220133903321Liquid assets2075490UNINA