Fresh water goes global

Authors
  • C.J. Vörösmarty
  • A.Y. Hoekstra
  • S.E. Bunn
  • D. Conway
Publication date 2015
Journal Science
Volume | Issue number 349 | 6247
Pages (from-to) 478-479
Organisations
  • Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FMG) - Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research (AISSR)
Abstract Water management is a central responsibility of civil society. Major questions persist regarding practice, policy, and the underlying evidence and methods to inform both. Over the next 3 weeks, Science presents essays invited to debate key issues in freshwater research and management. This week: local versus global. When, and to what extent, should a global viewpoint replace, or work in tandem with, enduring localized perspectives?
Document type Article
Note Water debate series
Language English
Published at https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aac6009
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