Question

what are the quantitative and qualitative aspects of water scarcity

Answer 1

Quantitative aspects :-

This aspect is associated with the availability of water resources on the Earth. The availability of water resources varies from place to place mainly due to variations in the seasonal annual precipitation in different places. However, water scarcity in most of the cases is caused due to the excessive use, over exploitation and unequal access to water among different groups of society. The scarcity of water is also caused because of misuse of water by the human being.

Qualitative aspect :- 

There are many areas on the Earth where there are sufficient water resources to fulfill human needs but there are many areas that are still suffering from shortage of water. This scarcity may be due to the bad quality of water. Also, it is a matter of growing concern that even if there is sufficient water to meet the demands of the people, much of it is being polluted by the humans through household waste, industrial waste, chemicals, pesticides and fertilizers. These human activities makes the water hazardous for human use.

Answer 2

Quantative aspect: this type of water scarcity aspect arises due to over utilization or over exploitation of water resources.

Qualitative aspect:In this aspect water is present in enormous amount but this  water is of bad quality due to industrial pollution,household waste etc.

we can also say that in this aspect water quality is degreaded.