?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Fpure.iiasa.ac.at%2Fid%2Feprint%2F4457%2F&rft.title=Water+Quality+Management%3A+Can+We+Improve+Integration+to+Face+Future+Problems%3F&rft.creator=Somlyody%2C+L.&rft.description=Water+(and+its+deteriorating+quality)+may+be+the+most+severe+stress+on+the+exponentially+growing+human+population+in+the+next+century.+Problems+are+becoming+increasingly+complex+and+diverse+and+require+more+and+more+specific+knowledge%2C+and+efficient+integration+across+disciplines%2C+sectors%2C+countries%2C+and+societies.+The+major+challenge+addressed+is+whether+we+are+prepared+to+realize+the+desired+integration+and+to+resolve+the+large+amount+of+existing+gaps+and+barriers.+The+paper+analyzes+major+past+and+future+trends+in+water+quality+management.+A+number+of+issues+are+selected+such+as+the+identification%2C+occurrence%2C+and+perception+of+various+problems+(e.g.%2C++eutrophication%2C+acidification%2C+global+warming)%2C+pollution+control+types%2C++wastewater+treatment%2C+modeling+and+monitoring%2C+planning+and+environmental+impact+assessment%2C+legislation+and+institutions%2C+the+notion+of+sustainable+development%2C+and+the+role+of+science+and+engineering.+The+past+two+decades+showed+tremendous+developments+in+water+quality+management.+In+spite+of+these%2C+the+focus+of+the+present+discussion+lies+mostly+on+pitfalls+to+disseminate+lessons+and+questions+that+are+crucial+to+likely+future+problems+and+desired+improvements.&rft.publisher=RR-96-013.+Reprinted+from+Water+Science+Technology%2C+31(8)%3A249-259+%5B1995%5D.&rft.date=1995&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=text&rft.language=en&rft.rights=cc_by&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fpure.iiasa.ac.at%2Fid%2Feprint%2F4457%2F1%2FRR-96-13.pdf&rft.identifier=++Somlyody%2C+L.+%3Chttps%3A%2F%2Fpure.iiasa.ac.at%2Fview%2Fiiasa%2F1584.html%3E++(1995).++Water+Quality+Management%3A+Can+We+Improve+Integration+to+Face+Future+Problems%3F+++IIASA+Research+Report+(Reprint).+IIASA%2C+Laxenburg%2C+Austria%3A+RR-96-013.+Reprinted+from+Water+Science+Technology%2C+31(8)%3A249-259+%5B1995%5D.+++++