| World Water Vision: Making Water Everybody's Business [With CDROM] Contributor(s): Cosgrove, William J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 185383730X ISBN-13: 9781853837302 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $35.14 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2000 Annotation: More than a billion people cannot get safe drinking water. Half the world's population does not have adequate sanitation. Within a generation over three billion will be suffering from water stress if we carry on as before. It is a crisis of management. This book analyzes the issues and shows how we can solve the problems by using water more efficiently and productively. The key to sustainable water resources is an integrated approach. Careful planning and concerted action can make the fundamental changes needed. The implications of not dealing with the crisis are immense. Published with the World Water Commission |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Natural Resources - Technology & Engineering | Environmental - Water Supply - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) |
| Dewey: 363.7 |
| LCCN: 2002513362 |
| Physical Information: 0.38" H x 8.32" W x 11.69" (1.23 lbs) 136 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: More than a billion people cannot get safe drinking water; half the world's population does not have adequate sanitation; within a generation over three billion will be suffering from water stress. This text analyzes the issues in this crisis of management and shows how water can be used effectively and productively. The key to sustainable water resources is an integrated approach. The authors assert that careful planning and concerted action can make the fundamental changes needed and that the implications of not dealing with the crisis are immense. The book comes with downloadable resources containing background research and scenarios. |