Water Quality and Agriculture : Meeting The Policy Challenge /
Parris , Kevin
Water Quality and Agriculture : Meeting The Policy Challenge / [by] : [Kevin Parris , Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development] - Paris : OECD , 2012 - 155 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm. - OECD studies on water . - OECD studies on water .
Includes bibliographical references and index
Annotation Improving water quality is consistently ranked as a top environmental concern in OECD public opinion surveys. The key challenges for policy makers in addressing water quality issues in agriculture are to reduce water pollution while encourage benefits, such as maintaining aquatic life. This book examines linking policies, farm management and water quality. It looks at recent trends and prospects for water pollution from agriculture and the implications of climate change. It assesses the costs and benefits of agriculture's impact on water systems, and presents a series of case studies. Finally the report provides a set of recommendations for countries for meeting the challenge of improving agricultural water quality
9789264168053 9789264168060
79020947
Agricultural pollution--OECD countries
Water quality management--OECD countries
Water quality--OECD countries
TD428.A37 / G74 2012
Water Quality and Agriculture : Meeting The Policy Challenge / [by] : [Kevin Parris , Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development] - Paris : OECD , 2012 - 155 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm. - OECD studies on water . - OECD studies on water .
Includes bibliographical references and index
Annotation Improving water quality is consistently ranked as a top environmental concern in OECD public opinion surveys. The key challenges for policy makers in addressing water quality issues in agriculture are to reduce water pollution while encourage benefits, such as maintaining aquatic life. This book examines linking policies, farm management and water quality. It looks at recent trends and prospects for water pollution from agriculture and the implications of climate change. It assesses the costs and benefits of agriculture's impact on water systems, and presents a series of case studies. Finally the report provides a set of recommendations for countries for meeting the challenge of improving agricultural water quality
9789264168053 9789264168060
79020947
Agricultural pollution--OECD countries
Water quality management--OECD countries
Water quality--OECD countries
TD428.A37 / G74 2012