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EcoLogic – Investing in a Water‐Secure Future
Author(s) -
Richter Brian
Publication year - 2017
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 - 10.5942/jawwa.2017.109.0028
Subject(s) - water resources , business , environmental planning , water balance , water security , water resource management , natural resource economics , water scarcity , water conservation , water use , face (sociological concept) , environmental science , environmental resource management , economics , engineering , ecology , geotechnical engineering , biology , social science , sociology
Urban water planners in water‐scarce regions face a constant challenge to secure sufficient water supplies to stay a step ahead of the growing water demands nipping at their heels. But looking ahead, the options for bolstering water supplies ‐ which have been so important to urban water management until now ‐ are waning in many water‐stressed areas. Efforts to balance water budgets will need to rely much more heavily on demand management in coming decades.