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The World's Water 2008-2009: The Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources

The World's Water 2008-2009: The Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources
By Peter H. Gleick

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Produced biennially, The World’s Water provides a timely examination of the key issues surrounding freshwater resources and their use. Each new volume identifies and explains the most significant  trends worldwide, and offers the best data available on a variety of topics related to water. The 2008-2009 volume features overview chapters on:
• water and climate change
• water in China
• status of the Millennium Development Goals for water
• peak water
• efficient urban water use
• business reporting on water
 
This new volume contains an updated chronology of global conflicts associated with water, as well as brief reviews of issues regarding desalination, the Salton Sea, and the Three Gorges Dam.
 
From the world’s leading authority on water issues, The World’s Water is the most comprehensive and up-to-date source of information and analysis on freshwater resources and the political, economic, scientific, and technological issues associated with them. It is an essential reference for water resource professionals in government agencies and nongovernmental organizations, researchers, students, and anyone concerned with water and its use.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #352864 in Books
  • Published on: 2008-12-26
  • Released on: 2009-01-04
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 432 pages

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About the Author

Peter H. Gleick is president of the Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment, and Security in Oakland, California, and is a recipient of the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship for his work on water issues.

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A series of articles on water issues around the world5
Island Press's biennial report on freshwater resources provides a series of articles on water issues around the world, from water quality in China and managing urban water use to statistics on annual water resources, access to safe drinking water by country both past and present, development goals, population growth and water usage, and more. Any library strong in urban growth, social issues, or resource management in particular must have this latest report.

The World's Water 2008-20095
Peter Glick is one of a handfull of professionals in the global water business and is a respected expert. Although his point of view is more toward conservation and less toward the development of "new water" I always read what he has to say. The update of water conflicts is an enormous tool in my public presentations to unbelievers.

Ric Davidge
Chairman
AQUEOUS International
"The Water Czar"