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Web URL(s): | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0065211307950014 Last checked: 09/25/2015 Requires: PDF Reader Access conditions: Item is within a limited-access |
Publication Type:
| Refereed |
Author(s): | Jury, William A.;
Vaux, Henry J. Jr. |
Author Affiliation: | Department of Environmental Sciences, Riverside, California, and Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of California, Berkeley, California |
Title: | The emerging global water crisis: Managing scarcity and conflict between water users |
Source: | Advances in Agronomy. Vol. 95, 2007, p. 1-76. |
Publishing Information: | New York, Academic Press |
# of Pages: | 76 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Water management; Water pollution; Potable water; Water deficit; Water conservation; Desalinization; Agriculture; Water stress; Irrigation; Demographics; Water quality; Water use; Resource depletion
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Abstract/Contents: | "Includes: Introduction (Signs of the coming crisis; Population and food production trends; The global freshwater resource; Pollution and human health; Challenges in optimizing water use), The present global water situation (Water use by sectors; Water-scarce and water-stressed countries; Drinking water, sanitation, and waterborne disease; Chemical contamination in water; Water for ecosystems; Groundwater overdraft), Population trends and water stresses (Water-short and water-stressed countries; Urbanization trends; Industrial and municipal water demands; Transboundry issues; Projected water deficit under business as usual practices; Threats to ecosystem health; The wild card of climate change), Dimensions of water scarcity (Water savings through conservation; Expansion and improvement of irrigation; Productivity improvements in rainfed agriculture; Economic methods for water supplementation in developing countries; Desalination; Improvements through institutional changes), Paths to sustainability (Ending unsustainable practices; Management strategies; Agriculture and water management in the developing world; Societal changes), and Conclusions (References)" |
Language: | English |
References: | 136 |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Jury, W. A., W. A. Jury, and H. J. Jr. Vaux. 2007. The emerging global water crisis: Managing scarcity and conflict between water users. Adv. Agron. 95:p. 1-76. |
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