Год выпуска: 2014 Автор: Daniel Costa dos Santos and Peter van der Steen Издательство: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing Страниц: 72 ISBN: 9783659614101
Описание
Observing the dialectical conflict between a conservative approach and uncontrollable changes, a new paradigm emerges in which the planning and management of the utilization of water resources require a new approach. To elaborate a strategic plan for that it should be considered an integrated vision of urban water system which would be fundamental to conceive management measures towards water sustainability. Nevertheless, the approach about this interaction should be beyond a conservative analysis which is simply technical and economical. It is necessary to search and introduce new values that are based on social and environmental issues. Besides, nowadays many changes are occurring worldwide as climate alterations, fast increasing environmental impacts, strong economics oscillations, increasing in demand for natural resources associated to aggressive way of life and political instability. Regarding this context the objective of this work is to propose a reflexive environment about...