Water in Crisis A Guide to the World's Fresh Water Resources

Name: Water in Crisis A Guide to the World's Fresh Water Resources
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ISBN: 9780195076288

ISBN-10: 0195076281

ISBN-13: 9780195076288

Edition: 1993

Authors: Peter H. Gleick

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Among the most compelling environmental issues of today and tomorrow are those concerning the world's fresh water resources. Peter H. Gleick's important new volume, Water in Crisis, addresses the timely and sometimes controversial aspects of world water use. At stake are water quality, quantity, and possible future conflicts over shared international water resources. Nine essays by leading specialists from fields as diverse as hydrology, zoology, and law, among others, cover such issues as the status of developments in international water law; hydroelectric power; the possible effects of climatic change on water resources; and the state of fresh water fisheries. Particular chapters explore…

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List price: $179.99
Copyright year: 1993
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 8/26/1993
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 498
Size: 8.50" wide x 10.98" long x 1.38" tall
Weight: 3.036
Language: English







An Introduction to Global Fresh Water Issues




World Fresh Water Resources




Water Quality and Health




Water and Ecosystems




Water and Agriculture




Water and Energy




Water and Economic Development




Water, Politics, and International Law




Water in the 21st Century






Over 200 Tables of Fresh Water Data