The changing status of water as a natural resource |
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Authors: | Ernie Jowsey |
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Institution: | 1. Built and Natural Environment , Northumbria University, Ellison Building , Newcastle upon Tyne , NE1 8ST , UK ernie.jowsey@northumbria.ac.uk |
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Abstract: | This paper considers the way freshwater resources are perceived in an era of climate change. It is suggested that in many parts of the world water is moving from being a renewable resource (or continuous natural resource) to a potentially renewable resource (PRR). In some areas water is moving from being a PRR to a nonrenewable resource. Selected water problems from three continents are investigated in the context of this theoretical construct. Recent experience in the United Kingdom is then also investigated as a case study of these changes before brief conclusions are drawn. |
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Keywords: | climate change water renewable nonrenewable resources |
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