The Water Resource Sustainability Model

The conventional approach to water management has
proved inadequate for the long-term sustainability of
the world s water resources. In response to
inadequacies in conventional water management and a
need for sustaining ecosystems, Sustainable Water
Management has become the desired paradigm and is
comprised of the following key considerations: Water
quality and quantity should not be degraded or
reduced over the long term; Present and future basic
human water needs are met; and Ecosystem integrity
and biodiversity are maintained. The Water Resource
Sustainability Model is a pragmatic tool developed to
assess the sustainability of a watershed s water
resources. It was created based on the key principles
of sustainable water management with the exception of
water quality which remained beyond the scope of this
study. The model provides a sensible way of testing
whether particular water consumption patterns can be
sustainable in the long term. The Water Resource
Sustainability Model provides helpful insights to
sustain water resources as the computer model
process is to the mind what the telescope and the
microscope are to the eye (Heinz Pagels, 1988) .

Autorentext

Vivek Anand Voora is a Professional Engineer working as a ProjectManager for the International Institute for SustainableDevelopment. He holds an International Masters of AdvancedStudies in Development Studies from the Graduate Institute forDevelopmentStudies and a Masters of Science in Environment and Managementfrom Royal Roads University.

Klappentext

The conventional approach to water management hasproved inadequate for the long-term sustainability ofthe world's water resources. In response toinadequacies in conventional water management and aneed for sustaining ecosystems, Sustainable WaterManagement has become the desired paradigm and iscomprised of the following key considerations: Waterquality and quantity should not be degraded orreduced over the long term; Present and future basichuman water needs are met; and Ecosystem integrityand biodiversity are maintained. The Water ResourceSustainability Model is a pragmatic tool developed toassess the sustainability of a watershed's waterresources. It was created based on the key principlesof sustainable water management with the exception ofwater quality which remained beyond the scope of thisstudy. The model provides a sensible way of testingwhether particular water consumption patterns can besustainable in the long term. The Water ResourceSustainability Model provides helpful insights tosustain water resources as "the computer modelprocess is to the mind what the telescope and themicroscope are to the eye (Heinz Pagels, 1988)".