Water, women, waste, wisdom and wealth: harvesting the confluences and opportunities

Kevany, K., Siebel, M., Hyde, K., Nazer, D. and Huisingh, D. (2013) Water, women, waste, wisdom and wealth: harvesting the confluences and opportunities. Journal of Cleaner Production, 60. pp. 4-10. ISSN 0959-6526 doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.07.018

Abstract/Summary

This special volume offers a collection of papers that examine challenges and solutions where water meets complex, intersections with women, waste, wisdom or wealth. This unique array of articles offer readers of the Journal of Cleaner Production multidisciplinary views of water issues involving physical and structural perspectives, as well as political, social, cultural and increasingly serious environmental challenges. By building upon extensive literature reviews along with data collected through empirical study and real world observations, the authors effectively present valuable insights into the depth and nature of many of the problems but also present a well-developed array of recommendations, based upon successful projects and programs, world-wide. Among the recommendations are proposals for policies, approaches and regulations that provide system enhancements to prevent pollution and contamination and ideas to monitor and regulate water consumption. This international collection includes studies from 15 countries, documented and written by an equal number of female and male authors.