The changing status of water as a natural resource

Jowsey, Ernie (2012) The changing status of water as a natural resource. International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology, 19 (5). pp. 433-441. ISSN 1350-4509

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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.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	climate change, water renewable, nonrenewable
Subjects:	F800 Physical and Terrestrial Geographical and Environmental Sciences L100 Economics
Department:	Faculties > Engineering and Environment > Architecture and Built Environment
Depositing User:	Ernie Jowsey
Date Deposited:	27 Sep 2012 08:22
Last Modified:	13 Oct 2019 00:32
URI:	http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/9208

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