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Summary:

Abstract: This vibrant atlas addresses all the pressing issues concerning water, from water shortages and excessive demand, to dams, pollution, and privatization, all considered in terms of the growing threat of an increasingly unpredictable climate. It also outlines critical tools for managing water, providing safe access to water, and preserving the future of the worlds water supply.

Table of Contents:

• Part 1. A finite resource: 1. Global water; 2. Water's unequal distribution; 3. Water shortage; 4. Rising demand; 5. Dwindling supply; 6. Competition and conflict; 7. Environmental security
• Part 2. Water and climate change: 8. Ice and snow melt; 9. Storms and floods; 10. Droughts; 11. River basin stresses
• Part 3. Water for living: 12. Water for drinking; 13. Water for food; 14. Water for sanitation; 15. Water in the city; 16. Water at home; 17. Water and disease
• Part 4. Water for economic production: 18. Water footprint; 19. Water for irrigation; 20. Water for fisheries; 21. Water for industry; 22. Water for energy; 23. Transport and leisure; 24. Water for sale
• Part 5. Damaged water: 25. Dammed rivers; 26. Dispossession by water; 27. Water pollutants; 28. Water pollution; 29. Damaged waterways; 30. Threatened ecologies
• Part 6. Water for the future: 31. Technological fixes; 32. The rising price of water; 33. Treaties and obligations; 34. Striving for co-operation; 35. Managing the future
• Part 7. Data tables and sources: Needs and resources; Water uses; Sources
• Index.

Author/Creator:

Black, Maggie, 1945- , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

The atlas of water: mapping the world's most critical resource [by Black, M.]

Subjects:

Water-supply — Maps

Water quality — Maps

Groundwater — Maps

Water resources development — Maps

Water conservation — Maps

Water — Pollution — Maps

Water-supply

Water quality

Groundwater

Water resources development

Water conservation

Water — Pollution

Water

Genres:

Maps

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on title page of print version.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (58 entries) : 160 images.

Call Numbers:

G1046.C3 B53 2016eb

ISBNs:

9780520292031 (pbk., alk. paper) [Invalid]
9781786842800 (electronic version)

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2016935699 [Invalid]

OCLC Numbers:

1002171382

Other Control Numbers:

gtp00567126 (source: CaBNVSL)
ucpressw2016 (source: Credo)
[Unknown Type]: Credo9781786842800