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Population Growth and Climate Change: WILL POSE TOUGH CHALLENGES FOR WATER UTILITIES
Author(s) -
Means Edward G.,
West Nicole,
Patrick Roger
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.2005.tb07447.x
Subject(s) - expansive , climate change , population growth , quarter (canadian coin) , face (sociological concept) , population , water resources , business , environmental resource management , natural resource economics , economics , geography , sociology , ecology , social science , composite material , biology , materials science , compressive strength , demography , archaeology
Over the next quarter century, water utilities in the United States will face a number of developments that will put pressure on their resources, spur them to develop alternative supplies, and necessitate new approaches to how they conduct business. This article, the second in a series, highlights two of these trends ‐ population growth and climate change. Total water management offers an approach that can equip utilities to handle both expected developments and unpredictable events. Rather than tackle issues on a local level, total water management encourages a more expansive worldview as well as cooperation and communication among communities, regulators, and institutions.