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Main Title The world's water, volume 7 : the biennial report on freshwater resources /
Author Gleick, Peter, ; Gleick, Peter H.
Publisher Island Press,
Year Published 2012
OCLC Number 764494543
ISBN 9781597269988; 1597269980; 9781597269995; 1597269999
Subjects Fresh water ; Water-supply ; Water use ; Water conservation ; Water resources development ; Water resources development--International cooperation ; Conservation of natural resources ; Sustainable development ; Climatic changes ; climate change ; Sèotvatten ; Vattenfèorsèorjning--internationellt samarbete ; Climate Change--(DNLM)D057231 ; Conservation of Natural Resources--(DNLM)D003247 ; Fresh Water--(DNLM)D005618 ; Water Supply--(DNLM)D014881
Internet Access
Description Access URL
http://www.worldwater.org/theBook.htm
Holdings
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Status
EIAM  TD345.G633 2012 Region 2 Library/New York,NY 08/24/2012
ERAM  TD345 .G633 2012 Region 9 Library/San Francisco,CA 08/24/2012
Collation xv, 422 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Notes
Produced biennially, "The World's Water" is the most comprehensive and up-to-date source of information and analysis on freshwater resources. Each new volume examines critical global trends and offers the best data available on a variety of topics related to water. The 2011-2012 edition features chapters on water policy, transboundary waters, and the effects of fossil fuel production on water resources, among other timely issues. "The World's Water" is coauthored by Peter H. Gleick and his colleagues at the Pacific Institute. Since the first volume was published in 1998, the series has become an indispensable resource for professionals in government and non-governmental organizations, researchers, students, and anyone concerned with water and its use. Includes bibliographical references by chapter and comprehensive index.
Contents Notes
Climate change -- Corporate water management -- Water quality -- Fossil fuels and water quality -- Australia's millennium drought: Impacts and responses -- China dams -- U.S. water policy reform -- Water briefs -- Data section -- Water units, data conversions, and constants -- Comprehensive table of contents -- Comprehensive index. Produced biennially, "The World's Water" is the most comprehensive and up-to-date source of information and analysis on freshwater resources. Each new volume examines critical global trends and offers the best data available on a variety of topics related to water. The 2011-2012 edition features chapters on water policy, transboundary waters, and the effects of fossil fuel production on water resources, among other timely issues. "The World's Water" is coauthored by Peter H. Gleick and his colleagues at the Pacific Institute. Since the first volume was published in 1998, the series has become an indispensable resource for professionals in government and non-governmental organizations, researchers, students, and anyone concerned with water and its use.