Water sustainability : a global perspective /J.A.A. Jones
Jones, J. A. A.2010
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Using the latest mapping techniques, J.A.A. Jones, Chair of the IGU Commission for Water Sustainability, examines water availability, the impact of climate change and the problems created for water management worldwide as well as possible solutions
Main title:
Water sustainability : a global perspective /J.A.A. Jones / J.A.A. Jones
Imprint:
London Hodder Education c2010
Collation:
452 p colour illustrations maps
Contents:
1. A looming crisis -- 2. Rising demand and dwindling per capita resources -- 3. Water and poverty -- 4. Governance and finance -- 5. Pollution and water-related disease -- 6. Water, land and wildlife -- 7. Dams and diversions -- 8. Trading water : real and virtual -- 9. Water, war and terrorism -- 10. The threat of global warming -- 11. The restless water cycle -- 12. Shrinking freshwater sources -- 13. Cutting demand -- 14. Increasing supplies -- 15. Cleaning up and protecting the aquatic environment -- 16. Using seawater -- 17. Controlling the weather -- 18. Improved monitoring and data management -- 19. Improving prediction and risk management -- 20. Improving management and justice -- 21. Aid for the developing world -- 22. Is sustainability achievable?
ISBN:
9781444104882 (pbk)
Dewey class:
333.9117 WAT
Local class:
333.9117
Language:
English
BRN:
67375
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Reference | 333.9117 WAT | Not for loan (Set: 10 Feb 2016) |