{"product_id":"regional-water-security-isbn-9781119661139","title":"Regional Water Security","description":"\u003cb\u003eREGIONAL WATER SECURITY\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRegional Water Security\u003c\/i\u003e provides new research on policy innovations that promote the application of demand management and green infrastructure (GI) in managing water resources across regions sustainably. In particular, with regional water security around the world at risk from climatic and non-climatic challenges impacting water quantity and water quality, this book, in addition to providing examples of demand management and GI being implemented in various locations globally, contains in-depth case studies that illustrate how regions, of differing climates, lifestyles, and income levels, have implemented policy innovations that promote the application of demand management and GI to achieve regional water security for humans while protecting and restoring the natural environment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRegional Water Security\u003c\/i\u003e will be of interest to regional water resource managers, town and regional planners, resource conservation managers, policymakers, international companies, and organizations as well as environmental NGOs, researchers, and graduate and undergraduate students. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Introduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Water Security 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Demand Management \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e21\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Water Allocation 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Water Augmentation 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Water Efficiency 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Water Reuse and Water Recycling 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Green Infrastructure \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e89\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Green Buildings and Green Streets 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Green Parks and Urban Forests 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Water Bodies 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Agriculture and Forestry 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Case Studies, Best Practices, and Conclusions \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e161\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Case Studies of Regions Implementing Demand Management and Green Infrastructure to Achieve Regional Water Security 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Best Practices 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Conclusions 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert C. Brears\u003c\/b\u003e is the founder of Our Future Water, Mark and Focus, and Mitidaption. He has published widely on water security, water resources management, and related issues, and has conducted field research worldwide, including Antarctica.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRegional Water Security\u003c\/i\u003e provides new research on policy innovations that promote the application of demand management and green infrastructure (GI) in managing water resources across regions sustainably. In particular, with regional water security around the world at risk from climatic and non-climatic challenges impacting water quantity and water quality, this book, in addition to providing examples of demand management and GI being implemented in various locations globally, contains in-depth case studies that illustrate how regions, of differing climates, lifestyles, and income levels, have implemented policy innovations that promote the application of demand management and GI to achieve regional water security for humans while protecting and restoring the natural environment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRegional Water Security\u003c\/i\u003e will be of interest to regional water resource managers, town and regional planners, resource conservation managers, policymakers, international companies, and organizations as well as environmental NGOs, researchers, and graduate and undergraduate students.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989930000613,"sku":"NP9781119661139","price":151.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781119661139.jpg?v=1761785947","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/regional-water-security-isbn-9781119661139","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}