Making the Most of the Water We Have
Autor: | Oliver Brandes, David B. Brooks, Stephen Gurman |
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EAN: | 9781136574214 |
eBook Format: | ePUB |
Sprache: | English |
Produktart: | eBook |
Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 21.03.2011 |
Untertitel: | The Soft Path Approach to Water Management |
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Based on the ?soft path? approach to the energy sector, a transition is now under way to a soft path for water. This approach starts by ensuring that ecosystem needs for water are satisfied and then undertakes a radical approach to reducing human uses of water by economic and social incentives, including open decision-making, water markets and equitable pricing, and the application of super-efficient technology, all applied in ways that avoid jeopardizing quality of life. The soft path for water is therefore a management strategy that frees up water by curbing water waste. This book is the first to present and apply the water soft path approach. It has three aims: to bring to a wider audience the concept and the potential of water soft paths, to demonstrate that soft path analysis is analytical and practical, and not just ?eco-dreaming?, and to indicate that soft paths are not only conceptually attractive but that they can be made economically and politically feasible. Includes a tool kit for planners and other practitioners. Published with POLIS Project and Friends of the Earth