Provides the tools that allow companies to understand the fundamental
concepts of water resource management and to take proper action towards
sustainable development
Businesses, communities, and ecosystems everywhere depend on clean
freshwater to survive and prosper. When the same source of water is
shared for economic, social, and environmental causes it becomes the
responsibility of every sector to develop a sustainable water strategy
beneficial for all. This book offers a water resource management plan
for industries that is directly implementable and consistent with the
Water Framework Directives of different countries with a special
emphasis on developing countries--a plan that is economically efficient,
socially equitable, and environmentally sustainable.
Industrial Water Resource Management, Challenges and Opportunities for
Efficient Water Stewardship offers explicit technical and investment
solutions, socioeconomic and legal instruments, and recommendations for
institutional restructuring. Written by a leading world expert in the
field, it covers a wide range of topics including:
● Source water assessment and protection
● Water audit, industrial water footprint assessment--an evaluation of
tools and methodologies
● Corporate water disclosure methods and tools
● Water stewardship by the industries
● Stakeholder collaboration and engagement
● New technologies enabling companies to better manage water resources
Given the well-known challenge of managing natural resources in a way
that maximizes and sustains social welfare, this book provides an
invaluable point of reference for applied researchers and policy makers
working in water resources management.
