TY - BOOK AU - Pereira, Luis Santos TI - Coping with water scarcity: : addressing the challenges SN - 9781402095788 U1 - 333.91 PY - 2009/// CY - New York PB - Springer KW - Water resources development N1 - 1.Introduction-- 2.Water scarcity concepts -- 3.Physical characteristics and processes leading to water scarcity -- 4.Droughts and desertification-- 5.Conceptual thinking in coping with water scarcity-- 6.Surface water use and harvesting-- 7.Groundwater use and recharge-- 8.Using Non-conventional water resources -- 9.Water conservation and saving: concepts and performance -- 10.Water conservation and saving measures and practices -- 11.Social,economic,cultural, legal and institutional constraints and issues-- 12.Education ER -