Explore
As water management takes on an increasingly prominent role in public debate, this book proposes to refocus water-related and environmental challenges at the local scale in mainland France. Drawing on a synthesis of current knowledge, it invites readers to adopt a perspective that is both place-based and cross-cutting, mobilizing the biophysical and social dimensions associated with water—that is, the natural functioning of the water cycle (stocks, flows, etc.), the impacts of human activities and their underlying causes, including issues of governance, regulation, and lifestyle. The book addresses, in particular, water abstraction and use, changes in land cover, river management, and climate change. It also proposes a number of action levers to strengthen the resilience of territories in the face of current and future crises—whether social, nature-based, or technical solutions. Intended for policymakers and water-resource managers, and more broadly for anyone seeking to better understand water-quantity issues at the scale of their own territory, this book also provides both theoretical and practical support for the implementation of the scientific mediation tool “Water and Territory Trajectory”, designed to foster dialogue among users and promote the sharing of local knowledge on water.
This book is included in DOAB.
Why read this book? Have your say.
You must be logged in to comment.
Rights Information
Are you the author or publisher of this work? If so, you can claim it as yours by registering as an Unglue.it rights holder.Downloads
This work has been downloaded 24 times via unglue.it ebook links.
- 24 - pdf (CC BY-NC-ND) at OAPEN Library.
Keywords
- Climate
- Expertise
- inland waters
- Law
- Life and earth science
- natural risk
- Policies
- Political and social science
- Régulation
- Sustainable development
- Territory and rural areas
Links
DOI: 10.35690/978-2-7592-4157-6Editions