Professional paper
WATER AND HEALTH: CURRENT ISSUES ON EUROPEAN LEVEL AND THE NEED FOR SUSTAINABLE WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
Ivana Gudelj
; Hipalab Ltd., Zagreb, Croatia
Lidija Runko Luttenberger
; Komunalac Ltd., Opatija, Croatia
Mario Šiljeg
; Croatian Environment Agency, Zagreb, Croatia
Ankica Senta Marić
; Faculty of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
Profound pressure on water resources affects health, the economy and sustainable developement. Industrialization, intensification of agriculture and growing populations followed by increases in water demands accentuate the necessity for sufficient high-quality water resources. Conflicts between amount of use and availability, coupled with all the driving forces and pressures on the quality of water resources highlit the need for sustainable management of water resources.
Keywords
water; health; sustainability; water resources management
Hrčak ID:
72820
URI
Publication date:
31.10.2011.
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