Water Quality Management: Present Situations, Challenges and Future Perspectives

Biswas, Asit (Editor) / Tortajada, Cecilia (Series Editor) / Izquierdo, Rafael (Series Editor)

ISBN 10: 113879807X / ISBN 13: 9781138798076

Published by Taylor & Francis, 2014

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1st edition. 288 pages. 9.25x6.75x0.75 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Water Quality Management: Present Situations, Challenges and Future Perspectives
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 113879807X
• ISBN 13: 9781138798076
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.52 kilograms

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Synopsis

The global attention in recent years has focused primarily on water quantity and allocation issues. Water quality has received significantly less attention than water quantity. Commendable progress has been made by the developed world to control point sources of pollution, but commensurate progress in reducing non-point sources has not been made. In the third world countries both point and non-point sources of pollution are becoming increasingly a serious concern. Already, nearly all water bodies in such countries near and around urban centres have been severely polluted, with very high health and environmental costs.

The book assesses the current status of water quality management in both developed and developing worlds, as well as analysing the effectiveness of economic instruments and legal and institutional frameworks to control water contamination. It outlines the importance of building up social and political awareness to reverse the trend of continuing water quality deterioration, which is likely to be a most challenging task in the coming years.

This book was published as a special issue of International Journal of Water Resources Development.

About the Author

Asit K. Biswas is the founder and Chief Executive of the Third World Centre for Water Management, Mexico. He is a Distinguished Visiting Professor at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Singapore, and Indian Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar.

Cecilia Tortajada is the Scientific Director of the International Centre of Water and Environment, Zaragoza, Spain, and Past President of the International Water Resources Association.

Rafael Izquierdo is the Director of the Aragon Water Institute, Zaragoza, Spain.