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Out of water : from abundance to scardity and how to solve the world's water problems /
From cities to biofuels, competition for water is accelerating. Climate change threatens to intensify the onset and severity of the water crisis in several regions of the developing world: this is already happening throughout much of Asia, the Mediterranean, southwestern Australia, and the southwest...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Upper Saddle River, N.J. :
FT Press,
©2011.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo (Requiere registro previo con correo institucional) |
| Sumario: | From cities to biofuels, competition for water is accelerating. Climate change threatens to intensify the onset and severity of the water crisis in several regions of the developing world: this is already happening throughout much of Asia, the Mediterranean, southwestern Australia, and the southwestern US. Along with water shortages, unsafe water becomes an increasingly widespread problem, too. As water crises trigger food and health crises, billions may slip further into poverty, leading to greater social and political unrest, new wars, and worsening national security. Out of Water doesn't just illuminate the coming global water crisis: it presents innovative solutions in agriculture, engineering, governance, and beyond, including state-of-the art techniques for integrated water management. This book will help raise the level of debate about water to the highest levels of government, and identify workable reforms and incentives to help water users utilize this crucial resource far more efficiently. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxiii, 229 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780131367265 0131367269 9780132181013 0132181010 9780132181037 0132181037 |