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1Management School, University of Sheffield, Western Bank, Sheffield S10 2TN, United Kingdom.
Heliyon
|June 14, 2019
Summary
Economic growth strains freshwater resources. New indicators reveal a disconnect between social development and water use efficiency in developed nations, aiding sustainable water management policies.
Area of Science:
- Environmental science and economics
- Socio-economic systems analysis
- Sustainable resource management
Background:
- Global pressures from economic growth, population increase, and climate change are depleting freshwater resources.
- Water resources are integral to socio-economic systems, influenced by demand, pollution, and waste discharge.
- Existing measures of wellbeing do not fully capture the nexus of economic, social, and environmental water resource utilization.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop novel indicators integrating economic growth with social and environmental development.
- To create a metric assessing the efficient and societal benefit of water resource use.
- To provide tools for monitoring and comparing progress in water sustainability.
Main Methods:
- Development of composite indicators based on social and economic wellbeing metrics.
- Analysis of water resource utilization across 37 diverse nations.
- Comparative study focusing on the relationship between national development levels and water productivity.
Main Results:
- A discrepancy exists between high social development and efficient water resource productivity in developed nations.
- The developed indicators highlight variations in water use efficiency across different national development contexts.
- Findings suggest that high economic and social development does not automatically correlate with optimal water resource management.
Conclusions:
- Policy makers and industry leaders can utilize these indicators to track progress towards water sustainability.
- The research enables international benchmarking of water sustainable development practices.
- Addressing the identified discrepancies is crucial for achieving holistic water resource management and societal benefit.
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