After placing the report in the context of previous international meetings, Chapter 2 of this report presents water resources development from the perspective of different scales: the global scale, which gives a brief account of world wide balances and is
| Title | Water in our common future : a research agenda for sustainable development of water resources |
| Publication Type | Miscellaneous |
| Year of Publication | 1993 |
| Authors | Plate, EJ, Jordaan, JM, Prins, JE, Veltrop, JA |
| Pagination | 90 p.: 9 boxes, 10 fig., 2 tab |
| Date Published | 1993-01-01 |
| Publisher | UNESCO International Hydrological Programme, UNESCO-IHP |
| Place Published | Paris, France |
| Keywords | cab94/1, environment, evaluation, information transfer, monitoring, planning, policies, research, sanitation, sustainable development, water demand, water resources development, water use |
| Abstract | After placing the report in the context of previous international meetings, Chapter 2 of this report presents water resources development from the perspective of different scales: the global scale, which gives a brief account of world wide balances and issues, and the regional scale, on which water resources decisions need to be made, and the local scale on which most problems occur. Sustainability is seen in this report as being more than the ability to obtain technical solutions. Other considerations which make water resources projects sustainable are considered in Chapter 3. These include the supply and demand structure of water resources development for different water uses. Chapter 4 reviews the research requirements and lists the contributions that research can make towards obtaining sustainable development. It illustrates the close linkages between water research and water resources, hydraulic and sanitary engineering. The authors feel that the solution of water problems for development is primarily an engineering task. It is in this context that they see the role of the scientist in sustainable development to be that of providing the engineers with the information they need for planning, designing, operating, and managing water resources systems. The report seems to lean towards emphasizing technical aspects and only makes passing reference to the social dimensions. |
| Notes | Report prepared for the Committee on Water Research (COWAR). - 42 refs. |
| Custom 1 | 210 |
