Description
Water Footprints and Sustainable Development serves as the sole comprehensive volume of the role of waste management for sustainable development. It provides an overview of Global Scenario of water footprints in water smart cities and technologies and investigates the critical factors that enable the sustainable developments of various industries in respect to water resources management. The goal of this book is to introduce the reader to the current technologies used for reducing water footprints, and to offer the necessary information and tools for sustainable development.- Provides detailed coverage of the role of Water, Energy and Food Nexus with respect to sustainability- Covers methods such as lifecycle assessment, sustainability assessment, multi-criteria decision-making, and multi-objective optimization modes- Includes key techniques for water resources management and sustainable development
Table of Contents
1. Increasing water footprints: the NextGen Sustainability Challenge2. Assessment of water footprints in different sectors3. Comparative water footprint analysis of rural and urban areas4. Drivers of the Growing Water footprint: A global scenario5. Global Scenario of Water footprints in water smart cities6. Water footprints towards global environmental sustainability7. Industrial water conservation by water footprint and sustainable development goals8. Sustainable Water Allocation and Water Footprints9. Equitable water uses and environmental sustainability10. Agriculture, Water footprints and virtual water trade nexus11. Water footprint and power generation12. Potentials and limitations of water footprints for gauging environmental sustainability13. Strategies for the reduction of water footprints
