Freshwater Environmental Issues, Global Perspectives

Name: Freshwater Environmental Issues, Global Perspectives
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ISBN: 9780765682307

ISBN-10: 0765682303

ISBN-13: 9780765682307

Edition: 2014

Authors: James Fargo Balliett

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Freshwater makes up 3 percent of the total water on the planet, with just over 1 percent available in liquid form. Freshwater tracks the complex history of the steady growth of humankind's water consumption. The world's increasing population has demanded more water for drinking and irrigation, and to support business and industry, while also increasing pollution of the same water resources. The case studies in Freshwater look at the efforts to protect and transport water within systems such as New York City; examine how growth has affected freshwater quality in the Lake Baikal region of eastern Russia; and study the success story of the privatized freshwater system in Santiago, Chile, among…

Book details

List price: $62.95
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 10/30/2010
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 168
Size: 7.50" wide x 10.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.122
Language: English



Preface



Introduction



The Wonders of Freshwater



Humans and Freshwater



Global Freshwater: Case Studies


Map of Case Studies



Salton Sea, California



Niger River, West Africa



Lake Baikal, Russia



Kuwait, Middle East



New York City, New York



Murray-Darling Basin, Australia



Santiago, Chile



Freshwater Conclusion



Water Challenges



The Water Horizon


Glossary


Selected Web Sites


Further Reading


Index