National water security case study of an arid country : Tunisia.: case study of an arid country : Tunisia. (c2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Names: Besbes, Mustapha; Chahed, Jamel; Hamdane, Abdelkader
• Contents: RefaceIntroductionChapter 1. The World Water Issues 1.1- THE GLOBAL WATER BALANCE1.2- THE WATER BALANCE OF ARID COUNTRIES1.3- Basic principles, key concepts and instruments1.4- SCARCITY AND SHORTAGE: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES1.5- WATER SECURITY, A PERMANENT INTERNATIONAL ISSUEChapter 2. Fifty years of water policies, 1960-2010 2.1- HYDRAULICS, A LONG TRADITION IN TUNISIA2.2- THE BROAD WATER POLICIES2.3- THE MAIN LEVERAGES: PLANNING AND INVESTMENT2.4- INSTITUTIONAL ORGANIZATION AND INTERSECTORAL COORDINATION2.5- PRIORITY ISSUES AND RISK MANAGEMENTChapter 3. The National Water Balance 3.1 THE HYDROLOGICAL SETTING3.2 THE STATE OF WATER RESOURCES3.3- THE WATER RESOURCES MOBILIZATION3.4- THE STATUS OF WATER USES3.5- WATER RESOURCES AND USES : THE REGIONAL IMBALANCES AND RANSFERS3.6- THE AQUIFERS OVEREXPLOITATION3.7- THE ANTHROPOGENIC WATER CYCLE AND THE WHOLE WATER BALANCEChapter 4. The holistic water balance: Blue Water, Green Water and Virtual Water 4.1- THE RAIN-FED AGRICULTURE GREEN WATER-EQUIVALENT4.2- EVALUATION OF THE CROPS PRODUCTION WATER-EQUIVALENT4.3- WATER BALANCE OF LIVESTOCK PRODUCTIONS4.4- WATER BALANCE OF FOOD NEEDS4.5- WATER SECURITY AND FOOD SECURITYChapter 5. Managing water demand and unconventional resources5.1- THE DRINKING-WATER SECTOR5.2- THE IRRIGATION SECTOR5.3- REUSE OF TREATED WASTEWATER5.4- WATER DESALINATIONChapter 6. Water Security in Tunisia: debated issues6.1- SECURING THE WATER SUPPLY6.2- WATER SECURITY AND FOOD SECURITY: A PROSPECTIVE EXERCISE6.3- HOW TO ACHIEVE GOOD WATER GOVERNANCE?EPILOGUE: THE FUTURE OF WATER and the LEARNING SOCIETYConclusionReferences.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2019
• Copyright Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 363.6/1; Geography; Water security -- Tunisia; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Infrastructure; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General; Water security; Science -- Environmental Science; Science -- Earth Sciences -- Hydrology; Environmental management; Sustainability; Hydrology & the hydrosphere; Sustainable development; Hydraulic engineering; Science -- Earth Sciences -- Geography; Regional geography; Tunisia; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319754994; 3319754998
• Related ISBNs: 9783319754987; 331975498X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Print version record.
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