Water Atlas A Unique Visual Analysis of the World's Most Critical Resource

Name: Water Atlas A Unique Visual Analysis of the World's Most Critical Resource
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ISBN: 9781565849075

ISBN-10: 1565849078

ISBN-13: 9781565849075

Edition: N/A

Authors: Robin Clarke, Jannet King

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Book details

List price: $24.95
Publisher: New Press, The
Publication date: 7/1/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 127
Size: 7.75" wide x 9.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.814
Language: English



Preface


Introduction


Acknowledgements


About the authors



A Finite Resource


Fresh Out of Water


More People, Less Water


Rising Demand


Robbing the Bank



Uses and Abuses


Water at Home


Water for Food


Irrigation


Agricultural Pollution


Water for Industry


Industrial Pollution


Water for Power


The Damend



Water Health


Access to Water


Sanitation


Dirty Water Kills


Harbouring Disease


Insidious Contamination



Re-shaping the Natural World


Diverting the Flow


Draining Wetlands


Groundwater Mining


Expanding Cities


Desperate Measures


Floods


Droughts



Water Conflicts


The Need for Co-Operation


Pressure Points


Weapon of War



Ways Forward


The Water Business


Conserving Supplies


Setting Priorities


Vision of the Future



Tables


Needs and Resources


Uses and Abuses


Glossary


Useful conversions


Useful sources


References


Index