The world's water, 2006-2007/ Peter H Gleick
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TextPublication details: Washington: Island Press, 2006Edition: 1st edDescription: 368 pISBN: 9781597261067Subject(s): Eau -- Approvisionnement | Ressources en eau -- Exploitation | Ressources en eau -- Exploitation -- StatistiquesDDC classification: 333.9102 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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1. Water and Terrorism / Peter H. Gleick --
The Worry --
Defining Terrorism --
History of Water-Related Conflict --
Vulnerability of Water and Water Systems --
Responding to the Threat of Water-Related Terrorism --
Water Security Policy in the United States --
2. Going with the Flow : Preserving and Restoring Instream Water Allocations / David Katz --
Environmental Flow : Concepts and Applications --
Legal Frameworks for Securing Environmental Flow --
The Science of Determining Environmental Flow Allocations --
The Economics and Finance of Environmental Flow Allocations --
Making It Work : Policy Implementation --
3. With a Grain of Salt : An Update on Seawater Desalination / Peter H. Gleick, Heather Cooley and Gary Wolff --
Background to Desalination --
History of Desalination --
Desalination Technologies --
Current Status of Desalination --
Advantages and Disadvantages of Desalination --
Environmental Effects of Desalination --
Desalination and Climate Change --
Public Transparency --
Desalination Conclusions and Recommendations --
4. Floods and Droughts / Heather Cooley --
Droughts --
Floods --
The Future of Droughts and Floods --
5. Environmental Justice and Water / Meena Palaniappan, Emily Lee and Andrea Samulon --
A Brief History of Environmental Justice in the United States --
Environmental Justice in the International Water Context --
Environmental Justice and International Water Issues --
6. Water Risks that Face Business and Industry / Peter H. Gleick and Jason Morrison --
Water Risks for Business --
Some New Water Trends : Looking Ahead --
Managing Water Risks --
An Overview of the "Water Industry" --
Water Briefs --
1. Bottled Water : An Update / Peter H. Gleick --
2. Water on Mars / Peter H. Gleick --
Martian History of Water --
Future Mars Missions --
3. Time to Rethink Large International Water Meetings / Peter H. Gleick --
Background and History --
Outcomes of International Water Meetings --
Ministerial Statements --
4th World Water Forum Ministerial Declaration --
4. Environment and Security : Water Conflict Chronology Version, 2006-2007 / Peter H. Gleick --
5. The Soft Path in Verse / Gary Wolff --
Data Section --
Data Table 1. Total Renewable Freshwater Supply by Country --
Data Table 2. Freshwater Withdrawal by Country and Sector --
Data Table 3. Access to Safe Drinking Water by Country, 1970 to 2002 --
Data Table 4. Access to Sanitation by Country, 1970 to 2002 --
Data Table 5. Access to Water Supply and Sanitation by Region, 1990 and 2002 --
Data Table 6. Annual Average ODA for Water, by Country, 1990 to 2004 (Total and Per Capita) --
Data Table 7. Twenty Largest Recipients of ODA for Water, 1990 to 2004 --
Data Table 8. Twenty Largest Per Capita Recipients of ODA for Water, 1990 to 2004 --
Data Table 9. Investment in Water and Sewerage Projects with Private Participation, by Region, in Middle- and Low-Income Countries, 1990 to 2004 --
Data Table 10. Bottled Water Consumption by Country, 1997 to 2004 --
Data Table 11. Global Bottled Water Consumption, by Region, 1997 to 2004 --
Data Table 12. Per Capita Bottled Water Consumption by Region, 1997 to 2004 --
Data Table 13. Per Capita Bottled Water Consumption, by Country, 1999 to 2004 --
Data Table 14. Global Cholera Cases and Deaths Reported to the World Health Organization, 1970 to 2004 --
Data Table 15. Reported Cases of Dracunculiasis by Country, 1972 to 2005 --
Data Table 16. Irrigated Area, by Region, 1961 to 2003 --
Data Table 17. Irrigated Area, Developed and Developing Countries, 1961 to 2003 --
Data Table 18. The U.S. Water Industry Revenue (2003) and Growth (2004-2006) --
Data Table 19. Pesticide Occurrence in Streams, Groundwater, Fish, and Sediment in the United States --
Data Table 20. Global Desalination Capacity and Plants-January 1, 2005 --
Data Table 21. 100 Largest Desalination Plants Planned, in Construction, or in Operation-January 1, 2005 --
Data Table 22. Installed Desalination Capacity by Year, Number of Plants, and Total Capacity, 1945 to 2004 --
Water Units, Data Conversions, and Constants --
Comprehensive Table of Contents --
Volume 1. The World's Water 1998-1999 : The Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources --
Volume 2. The World's Water 2000-2001 : The Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources --
Volume 3. The World's Water 2002-2003 : The Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources --
Volume 4. The World's Water 2004-2005 : The Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources.
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