Water Interactions: A Systemic View

Name: Water Interactions: A Systemic View
Brand: IWA Publishing

IWA Publishing

Water interactions: A systemic viewWhy we need to comprehend the water-climate-energy-food-economics-lifestyle connections\nAuthor(s): Gustaf Olsson\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: IWA Publishing, United Kingdom\nImprint: IWA Publishing\nISBN-13: 9781789062892, 978-1789062892\nSynopsis\nDuring the last two decades, the interrelationship between water and energy has become recognized. Likewise, the couplings to food and agriculture are getting increasingly obvious and alarming. In the last year, a record number of extreme weather events have been reported from most parts of the world. This is a visible demonstration how consequences of climate change must be understood and alleviated. The impacts of economics, lifestyle, and alarming inequalities are becoming increasingly recognisable. If the wealthy part of the world is not willing not make radical changes it does not matter what the less wealthy half of the global population will do to meet the climate and resource crisis.\n\nThe pur.