| Water for the Future: The West Bank and Gaza Strip, Israel, and Jordan Contributor(s): U S National Academy of Sciences (Author), Royal Scientific Society Jordan (Author), Palestine Academy for Science and Techno (Author) |
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ISBN: 030906421X ISBN-13: 9780309064217 Publisher: National Academies Press OUR PRICE: $47.50 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 1999 Annotation: This book is the result of a joint research effort led by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and involving the Royal Scientific Society of Jordan, the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, and the Palestine Health Council. It discusses opportunities for enhancement of water supplies and avoidance of overexploitation of water resources in the Middle East. Based on the concept that ecosystem goods and services are essential to maintaining water quality and quantity, the book emphasizes conservation, improved use of current technologies, and water management approaches that are compatible with environmental quality. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) - Technology & Engineering | Environmental - Water Supply - Nature | Natural Resources |
| Dewey: 333.91 |
| LCCN: 97-80489 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 4.66" W x 9.18" (0.91 lbs) 244 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book is the result of a joint research effort led by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and involving the Royal Scientific Society of Jordan, the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, and the Palestine Health Council. It discusses opportunities for enhancement of water supplies and avoidance of overexploitation of water resources in the Middle East. Based on the concept that ecosystem goods and services are essential to maintaining water quality and quantity, the book emphasizes conservation, improved use of current technologies, and water management approaches that are compatible with environmental quality. |
