Water for food in a changing world [electronic resource] /
edited by Alberto Garrido and Helen Ingram.
- Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2011.
- 1 online resource (xvii, 333 p.) : ill., maps.
- Contributions from the Rosenberg International Forum on water policy ; 2 .
- Contributions from the Rosenberg International Forum on Water Policy ; 2. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Converging global food and water trade-offs / Robert Sandford -- 2. Optimizing water productivity in food production / Elâias Fereres -- 3. Modern agricultural under stress : lessons from the Murray-Darling in Australia / Wendy Craik and James Cleaver -- 4. Integrated watershed management : towards sustainable solutions in Africa / Akissa Bahri ... [et al.] -- 5. Lessons from Spain : a critical of assessment of the role of science and society / Alberto Garrido and Ana Iglesias -- 6. Back to basics on water as constraint for global food production : opportunities and limitations / Malin Falkenmark and Johan Rockstrèom -- 7. Globalization of water resources through virtual water trade / Hong Yang and Alexander J.B. Zehnder -- 8. Balancing water for people and nature / Uriel Safriel -- 9. Optimizing water for life / Daniel P. Loucks -- 10. Water science and policy in a changing world : perceptions from a practitioner / John Briscoe -- 11. Promises under construction : the evolving paradigm for water governance and the case of northern Mexico / Margaret Wilder -- 12. Beyond universal remedies for good water governance : a political and contextual approach / Helen Ingram -- 13. Water policies in Spain : balancing water for food and water for nature / Consuelo Varela-Ortega -- 14. Can the world feed itself sustainably? / Alberto Garrido, Helen Ingram, and Robert Sandford.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
9780203828410 (ebk : PDF)
Water-supply--Management.
Water-supply--Management--International cooperation.
Integrated water development.
Food security.
Environmental policy--International cooperation.
Electronic books.
363.61
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Converging global food and water trade-offs / Robert Sandford -- 2. Optimizing water productivity in food production / Elâias Fereres -- 3. Modern agricultural under stress : lessons from the Murray-Darling in Australia / Wendy Craik and James Cleaver -- 4. Integrated watershed management : towards sustainable solutions in Africa / Akissa Bahri ... [et al.] -- 5. Lessons from Spain : a critical of assessment of the role of science and society / Alberto Garrido and Ana Iglesias -- 6. Back to basics on water as constraint for global food production : opportunities and limitations / Malin Falkenmark and Johan Rockstrèom -- 7. Globalization of water resources through virtual water trade / Hong Yang and Alexander J.B. Zehnder -- 8. Balancing water for people and nature / Uriel Safriel -- 9. Optimizing water for life / Daniel P. Loucks -- 10. Water science and policy in a changing world : perceptions from a practitioner / John Briscoe -- 11. Promises under construction : the evolving paradigm for water governance and the case of northern Mexico / Margaret Wilder -- 12. Beyond universal remedies for good water governance : a political and contextual approach / Helen Ingram -- 13. Water policies in Spain : balancing water for food and water for nature / Consuelo Varela-Ortega -- 14. Can the world feed itself sustainably? / Alberto Garrido, Helen Ingram, and Robert Sandford.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
9780203828410 (ebk : PDF)
Water-supply--Management.
Water-supply--Management--International cooperation.
Integrated water development.
Food security.
Environmental policy--International cooperation.
Electronic books.
363.61