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Personal name Hettiarachchi, Hiroshan
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Title Environmental resource management and the nexus approach :
Remainder of title managing water, soil, and waste in the context of global change /
Statement of responsibility, etc. edited by Hiroshan Hettiarachchi and Reza Ardakanian.
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Place of publication, distribution, etc. Cham, Switzerland :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Springer International Publishing,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2016.
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Extent vi, 209 p.
Dimensions 24 cm.
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Formatted contents note Chapter 1: Managing Water, Soil, and Waste in the Context of Global Change.
1 Background.
2 Global Change Adaptation.
3 Water, Soil, and Waste.
4 The Nexus Approach.
5 Climate Change, Urbanization, and Population Growth.
6 The Way Forward.

Part I: Climate Change Adaptation.
Chapter 2: Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation in Water and Land Context.
1 Introduction.
2 Information on Climate Change Impacts on Water and Land.
2.1 Observed Changes in Mean Values and Extremes.
2.2 Attribution of Change.
2.3 Projections of Mean Values and Extremes.
2.4 Gaps in Knowledge and Uncertainties.
2.5 Impacts on Sectors and Systems Related to Water and Land.
3 Climate Change Adaptation.
3.1 Adaptation Under Strong Uncertainty in Projections.
3.2 Adaptation in Different Regions.
3.3 Adaptation in Selected Sectors.
3.4 Governance of Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction.
3.4.1 An Example of Risk Management: Flood Risk Reduction Strategies and Governance Arrangements
European Union Floods Directive
3.5 Limits and Barriers to Adaptation.
4 Conclusions.

Chapter 3: Climate Change, Profligacy, Poverty and Destruction: All Things Are Connected.
1 Introduction.
1.1 Our Common Future.
1.2 A Crucial Mistake.
2 Climate and Our Place in Nature.
2.1 Earth and Life Have Intertwined Histories.
2.2 Natural Selection.
2.3 Human Evolution.
3 Climate Change as Part of a Single Problem.
3.1 Four Components.
3.2 Profligacy.
3.3 Poverty.
3.4 Destruction.
4 Ecosystems and Human Systems.
4.1 Ecosystem Structure.
4.2 The Problem of Invasive Species for Ecosystem Structure.
4.3 Alternative States.
4.4 Alternative States in Human Societies and Sustainability.
4.5 Early Warnings of Tipping Points.
5 Strategies for the Future.
5.1 Key Issues.
5.2 Curbing Emissions Is Not Enough.
5.3 Adaptation and Mitigation Are Connected.
5.4 The Scale of the Solution.
5.5 Grand Strategies Are Needed.

Part II: Urbanization as a Main Driver of Global Change.
Chapter 4: A Nexus Approach to Urban and Regional Planning Using the Four-Capital Framework of Ecological Economics.
1 Introduction.
1.1 Four Basic Types of Capital Assets.
2 Dealing with Climate Change, Urbanization and Population Growth in an Integrated Way.
2.1 Population and Carrying Capacity.
3 Sustainable Well-Being as the Goal.
3.1 Quality of Life, Happiness, Well-Being and Welfare.
3.2 The Index of Sustainable Economic Welfare and the Genuine Progress Indicator.
3.3 Towards a Measure of Total Human Welfare.
3.4 Substitutability vs. Complementarity of Natural, Human, Social and Built Capital.
3.5 Growth vs. Development.
4 Natural Capital.
4.1 Natural Capital and Ecosystem Services.
5 An Integrated, Nexus Approach to Urban Design and Planning.
5.1 Scenario Planning and Modelling with the Four-Capital Model.
5.2 The Potential for Computer Games and Crowd Sourcing.
6 Conclusions and Recommendations.

Chapter 5: The Urban Water–Energy Nexus: Building Resilience for Global Change in the “Urban Century”.
1 Introduction.
2 Integrating the Urban Water–Energy Nexus into Policy.
2.1 Social–Ecological System (SES) Resilience.
2.2 Urban Metabolism.
2.3 Informing Policy.
3 Case Studies Relevant to the Urban Water–Energy Nexus.
3.1 Tucson, Arizona, and the Central Arizona Project: The Water–Energy Nexus as a Driver of Urban Expansion.
3.2 Metro Vancouver: Sustainability Assessment with Urban Metabolism and Ecological Footprint Analyses.
3.3 Delhi, India: Applying the Water–Energy–Pollution Nexus to Megacities.
3.4 Urban India: Energy Limits and Competing Institutional Domains of Wastewater.
3.5 Future Cities: Urban Design for Resource Efficiency and Recovery.
4 Planning for Urban Water–Energy Nexus Processes.
4.1 Regional Planning for the Urban Nexus.
4.2 Infrastructure: Nexus Role, Impact, and Policy Lever.
4.3 “Waste” and Resource Recovery.
4.4 Climate Adaptation and Resilience.
5 Moving Forward: Sustainable Development Goals Relevant to the Urban Water–Energy Nexus.
6 Conclusions.

Part III: Population Growth and Increased Demand for Resources.
Chapter 6: Role of Soils for Satisfying Global Demands for Food, Water, and Bioenergy.
1 Introduction: Soils and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
1.1 Land, Soil, and Soil Functions.
1.2 Land Management and SDGs.
1.3 SDG No. 2 and the Complex Issue of Food Security.
2 Global Land and Soil Resources: Their Quality and Spatial Distribution Including Population.
2.1 Land, Soil, and Population.
2.2 Land Quality as the Basis of Soil Use and Management.
2.3 Sustainable Land Management: Producing Goods and Services for Global Demands.
3 Threats to Land and Soil that May Compromise the Satisfaction of Global Needs.
3.1 Soil Sealing Through Urbanization, Industrialization, and Transport.
3.2 Soil Losses Through Land Excavation (for Brick Production).
3.3 Soil Degradation Through Inappropriate Land and Soil Management.
3.3.1 Erosion.
3.3.2 Compaction.
3.3.3 Decline in Organic Matter.
3.3.4 Decline in Soil Biodiversity.
3.3.5 Contamination.
3.3.6 Salinization.
3.3.7 Desertification.
3.3.8 Soil Nutrient Mining.
3.3.9 Floods and Landslides.
4 Global Change Threatening Food Security and Water Supply.
4.1 Global Change: An Introduction.
4.2 World Population Increase, Migration, and Changes in Lifestyle and Food Habits.
4.3 Climate Change Threatening Food Security.
4.4 Changes in World Economy with Emerging Economic Trends in Food Production and Marketing.
4.5 Food Security and Biofuel Production: A Competition for Space, Energy, and Water.
5 Conclusions and Outlook.

Chapter 7: Implications of the Nexus Approach When Assessing Water and Soil Quality as a Function of Solid and Liquid Waste Management.
1 Introduction.
2 “How” to Connect “What” in the Water-Soil-Waste Nexus.
3 Researching the Nexus.
4 Waste.
5 Soil.
5.1 Introduction.
5.2 The Seven Soil Functions.
5.3 Soil Organic Matter.
5.4 Soil Permeability.
5.5 Soil Purification.
6 Water.
7 The “Nexus” as a Communication Tool to Societal Partners.
8 Case Studies.
8.1 Scenarios for Waste Disposal: An Example for Kampala City, Uganda.
8.2 The International Istanbul 3W Congress.
8.3 Soil Disposal of Septic Tank Effluent.
8.4 Soil Application of Olive Mill Wastewater (OMW).
8.5 Activities of IWMI.
8.6 Applying Dairy Factory Wastewater in New Zealand.
8.7 Wastewater Treatment in Rural Areas in Hungary and in the EU.
9 The State of the Art.
10 Recommendations.
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