| Description |
xxiv, 473 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm |
| Note |
"Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment, and Security, Stockholm Environment Institute." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Part I. Essays on fresh water issues - An introduction to global fresh water issues / Peter H. Gleick -- World fresh water resources / Igor A. Shiklomanov -- Water quality and health / Linda Nash -- Water and ecosystems / Alan P. Covich -- Water and agriculture / Sandra Postel -- Water and energy / Peter H. Gleick -- Water and economic development / Malin Falkenmark, Gunnar Lindh -- Water, politics, and international law / Stephen C. McCaffrey -- Water in the 21st century / Peter H. Gleick -- Part II. Fresh water data - About the data / Peter H. Gleick -- Global and regional fresh water resources -- Rivers, lakes and waterfalls -- Sanitation and water-related disease -- Water quality and contamination -- Water and agriculture -- Water and ecosystems -- Water and energy -- Water and human use -- Water policy and politics -- Units, data conversions, and constants. |
| Subject |
Fresh water.
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Water quality.
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Water-supply.
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| Indexed Term |
Natural resources Water |
| Added Author |
Gleick, Peter, 1956-
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Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment, and Security.
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Stockholm Environment Institute.
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| ISBN |
0195076273 (acid-free paper) |
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0195076281 (pbk. : acid-free paper) |
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