Call number:
PIK N 454-17-90902
Type of Medium:
Monograph available for loan
Pages:
XI, 452 Seiten
,
Illustrationen, Diagramme, Karten
ISBN:
9781444104882
,
1444104888
Language:
English
Note:
Contents: 1. A looming crisis Part I Status and challenges 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 Part II Nature's resources 11. The restless water cycle 12. Shrinking freshwater stores Part III Towards sustainability 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 assessment 20. Improving management and justice 21. Aid for the developing world Conclusions 22. Is sustainability achievable?
Location:
A 18 - must be ordered
Branch Library:
PIK Library
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