Description |
1 online resource (336 pages) |
Contents |
Cover; Copyright; Contributors; Acronyms and abbreviations; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; PART I Water accounting systems; 1. Beyond the hydrographers' legacy: water accounting in Australia; 2. The System of Environmental-Economic Accounting for Water: development, implementation and use; 3. Water Footprint Accounting; 4. Water accounting to assess use and productivity of water: evolution of a concept and new frontiers; PART II Application and evaluation of water accounting systems; 5. Water accounting in mining and minerals processing |
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6. Potential for the application of General Purpose Water Accounting in South Africa7. Potential role of standardized water accounting in Spanish basins; 8. Development and application of the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting for Water in China; 9. Two perspectives of water resource accounting: comparing the Australian and the United Nations approaches; PART III Contemporary issues addressed by water accounting; 10. The impossible planetary trust: intergenerational equity, long-term investment and water governance and regulation |
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11. Water accounting, corporate sustainability and the public interest12. Water accounting and conflict mitigation; 13. The role of a water accounting system in the avoidance and resolution of international water disputes; 14. Water accounting issues in California; 15. Accounting for water rights in the western United States; Conclusion; Index |
Summary |
One of the most pressing global issues of the 21st Century is the scarcity of water of a quantity appropriate to ensure economic, environmental and social sustainability. In addressing the issue through policy and management, of critical importance is access to high quality information. But water scarcity has many implications, and it is possible that different reporting approaches, generally called water accounting systems, can be appropriate to addressing them. In this groundbreaking book, international experts respond to the question: what role can water accounting play in resolving individ |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Water-supply -- Accounting -- Congresses
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Water resources development -- Congresses
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Water consumption -- Economic aspects -- Congresses
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Water-supply -- Government policy -- Congresses
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Real Estate -- General.
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Water consumption -- Economic aspects
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Water resources development
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Water-supply -- Accounting
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Water-supply -- Government policy
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Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Chalmers, Keryn
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ISBN |
9781849807500 |
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1849807507 |
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1849807493 |
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9781849807494 |
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