Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2019
College/Unit
Regional Research Institute
Abstract
The World Economic Forum has consistently ranked water crises as one of the top five most impactful issues facing humanity, alongside but not completely separate from issues such as climate change and natural disasters (World Economic Forum, 2019). A growing population and changing climate will only further stress the constrained water system. Acute and ongoing societal disruptions, caused by significant declines in the available quality and quantity of fresh water around the globe, underscore the importance of water to human life and a functional society. The papers in this special issue highlight the role that regional scientists can and should play in informed decision-making related to water at the local, regional, and national scale.
Digital Commons Citation
Court, Christa D. and Erfanian, Elham, "A Role for Regional Science in Analyzing Water Issues" (2019). Regional Research Institute Working Papers. 209.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/rri_pubs/209
Source Citation
Court CD and E Erfanian. A Role for Regional Science in Analyzing Water Issues.The Review of Regional Studies. 49, 184-189. 2019. https://rrs.scholasticahq.com/article/10213-a-role-for-regional-science-in-analyzing-water-issues
Comments
This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CCBY-4.0).