SOCECOL E8 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Water Pollution, Brownfield Land
18 Jun 2019
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What is global trend in water consumption. Water use has been growing at more than twice the rate of population increase in the last century. Annual water supplies below 1,700 m3 per person. Annual water supplies below 1,000 m3 per person. Annual water supplies below 500 m3 per person. Physical scarcity refers to the inability of an area to produce water while economic scarcity refers to lacking the necessary infrastructure to distribute water. A prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to the shortage of water. It is measured as level of dryness. Abnormally dry - between -1. 0 and 1. 9. Should be free, water is a human right. Water pollution due to industrialization in china. Fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement laws, regulations, and policies. Areas with higher percentage of minorities have higher concentration of hazardous air pollution.
