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Author Mauser, Wolfram.

Title Water resources : efficient, sustainable and equitable use / Wolfram Mauser ; translated by Karen Schneider.

Publication Info. London : Haus, [2008]
©2008

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 Windsor, Main Library - Adult Department  333.91 MA    Check Shelf
Description xxi, 190 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
Series The sustainability project
Sustainability project (London, England)
Note Originally published as Wie lange reicht die Ressource Wasser? / Frankfurt am Main : Fischer Taschenbuch, c2007.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Contents Water in the global life-support system of the earth: Water-a unique substance -- Why are life and water an inseparable unit? -- The third equilibrium -- Human life on earth -- What king of framework does nature provide for using water? -- Water usage through nature and society -- Blue and green water -- Summary -- How is water used?-Regional examples: The Aral Sea -- The River Nile -- How much water is available?-A new perspective -- The Dublin statement on water and sustainable development -- Water in numbers -- Water and land use: What do people do locally? -- What do people do globally? -- How have people changed global land use? -- People were nomads -- People became farmers -- People are city dwellers -- People behave differently than the earth system -- Summary -- How much water do people need?: Drinking water -- Sanitary water -- Water for industry -- Water for food -- Water and lifestyles -- Summary -- Virtual water: What is virtual water? -- Combing consumption and environmental sustainability: The water footprint -- The future of our water resources: How much water will we need in the future? -- Where will the additional water come from? -- Using water better: More crop per drop -- Ways to achieve the sustainable use of the water resources.
Subject Water-supply.
Water-supply -- Management.
Water resources development.
Added Author Schneider, Karen.
Added Title Wie lange reicht die Ressource Wasser? English
ISBN 9781906598075
190659807X
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