Water, Environment, and Development

Catalog description

Lack of potable water is perhaps the most critical factor degrading quality of life for billions of people and bodes well to become the major natural resource constraint on development worldwide. Relying on the four "lenses" of biology and ecology, sufficiency availability, and quality, Water, Environment and Development takes a global perspective, with special reference to Africa, to examine the environmental, technical, economic, and social factors that affect the quality and quantity of water supply.