The World's Water Volume 8 The Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources /

Produced biennially, The World's Water is the most comprehensive and up-to-to date source of information and analysis on freshwater resources. Each new volume examines critical global trends and offers the best data available on a variety of topics related to water. Volume 8 features chapters o...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Gleick, Peter H. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : Imprint: Island Press, 2014.
Edición:1st ed. 2014.
Colección:The World's Water
Temas:
Water.
Hydrology.
Sustainability.
Environment.
Environmental Sciences.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • 1. Global Water Governance in the Twenty-First Century
  • 2. Shared Risks and Interests: The Case for Private Sector Engagement in Water Policy and Management
  • 3. Sustainable Water Jobs
  • 4. Hydraulic Fracturing and Water Resources: What Do We Know and Need to Know?
  • 5. Water Footprint
  • 6. Key Issues for Seawater Desalination in California: Cost and Financing
  • 7. Zombie Water Projects
  • Water Brief 1. The Syrian Conflict and the Role of Water
  • Water Brief 2. The Red Sea-Dead Sea Project Update
  • Water Brief 3. Water and Conflict: Events, Trends, and Analysis (2011-2012)
  • Water Brief 4. Water Conflict Chronology
  • Data Section
  • Water Units, Data Conversions, and Constants
  • Comprehensive Table of Contents
  • Comprehensive Index.

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