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2013 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
8. Sustainable Water: Introduction
Author : Professor,Ph.D. Keith R. Cooper
Published in: Handbook of Sustainable Engineering
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
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Abstract
A systems engineering approach must be applied to solving the sustainabilityissues dealing with the world’s water, food, and energy demands (see Fig. 8.1).The earth must be looked at as a total system, which integrates these resourcesthrough physical, biological, and social networks, which are constantly in flux. Theother key component is the economic factor, which unfortunately favors the richand punishes the poor when it comes to distribution of adequate safe water, food,and energy resources. The public health issues and toxicological effectsbecome critical when water resources are impacted by environmental and/oranthropogenic activities.