Water [electronic resource] : towards a culture of responsibility / Antoine Fr�erot.
Language: English Original language: French Publication details: Durham, N.H. : University of New Hampshire Press, c2011.Edition: 1st edDescription: 181 p. : ill. (some col.), map (some col.)ISBN:- 9781584659877 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 9781584659907 (e-book)
- Eau, pour une culture de la responsabilit�e. English
- 333.91 22
- HD1691 .F74 2011eb
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Originally published: Paris : Autrement, 2009.
Includes bibliographic references.
Introduction : a time to take responsibility -- The water century -- Satisfying growing needs -- Preventing further loss of the quality of our water resources -- Europe sets a goal : a return to good water quality -- Water : the primary issue for human development -- Water's false friends -- Climate change and water : disturbing facts -- Misplaced "good ideas" : "free water" and "user pays for all" -- The private sector : too much or too little involvement? -- Water : is the service too expensive? -- Funders, often criticised but indispensable -- Finding new models -- New resources -- New economic and financial models -- Helping more the disadvantaged -- Governance : at the root of the problem, at the heart of the solution.
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