Water [[electronic resource] ] : local-level management / / by David B. Brooks

• Autore: Brooks David B
• Pubblicazione: Ottawa, : International Development Research Centre, c2002
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (86 p.)
• Disciplina: 333.91
• Soggetto topico: Water resources development; Water-supply - Management; Water quality management; Water resources development - Research; Ressources en eau - Exploitation; Eau - Approvisionnement - Gestion; Eau - Qualit - Gestion; Ressources en eau - Exploitation - Recherche
• Note generali: Issued also in French under title: L'eau, gérer localement.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 67-70).
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Water
• ISBN: 1-280-71802-1; 9786610718023; 1-55250-200-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910809122903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: In focus (International Development Research Centre (Canada))