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The Atlas of Water : Mapping the World's Most Critical Resource / Maggie Black.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Black, Maggie, 1945- Author.
- Series:
- Myriad editions
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Water-supply--Maps.
- Water-supply.
- Water quality--Maps.
- Water quality.
- Groundwater--Maps.
- Groundwater.
- Water resources development--Maps.
- Water resources development.
- Water conservation--Maps.
- Water conservation.
- Water--Pollution--Maps.
- Water.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (129 p.)
- Edition:
- Third edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2016]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- Climate change, population increase, and the demands made by the growing number of people adopting urban lifestyles and western diets threaten the world's supply of freshwater, edging us closer to a global water crisis, with dire implications for agriculture, the economy, the environment, and human health. Completely revised and updated, The Atlas of Water is a compelling visual guide to the state of this life-sustaining resource. Using vivid graphics, maps, and charts, it explores the complex human interaction with water around the world. 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 world's water supply.
- Contents:
- The Atlas of Water
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- GLOSSARY
- USEFUL CONVERSIONS
- 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
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)
- ISBN:
- 9781786842800
- 1786842807
- 9780520965607
- 0520965604
- OCLC:
- 987636353
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