Water sustainability:
Jones, J.A.A.
Water sustainability: a global perspective / by J.A.A.Jones - London: Hodder Education, 2010. - xi, 452 p.
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?
Using the latest mapping techniques, J.A.A. Jones examines water availability, the impact of climate change and the problems created for water management worldwide as well as possible solutions.
9781444104882
EP
333.91 / JON-W
Water sustainability: a global perspective / by J.A.A.Jones - London: Hodder Education, 2010. - xi, 452 p.
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?
Using the latest mapping techniques, J.A.A. Jones examines water availability, the impact of climate change and the problems created for water management worldwide as well as possible solutions.
9781444104882
EP
333.91 / JON-W