Running out of water: the looming crisis and solutions to conserve our most precious resource

Running out of water: the looming crisis and solutions to conserve our most precious resource

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Deftly weaving science, politics, economics and human foibles, Running Out ofWater offers a comprehensive look at the water crisis affecting our planet. Focusing on solutions, Running Out of Water lays out the political leadership, policy action and technology tools required to sustain out water supplies. INDICE: Turn the Tap and Out Comes the Water - Making it Last: Using Technology to Recycle Water - Taming the Big User: Improving Agricultural Efficiency - Wanted: Our Involvement - Valuing an Extremely Complicated Resource Leads to Wise Use - Waste Not Want Not - Trans-Boundary Rivers - Water that Lasts a Thousand Years: Bottled Water - Conclusion: So, Now What -

  • ISBN: 978-0-230-61564-9
  • Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
  • Encuadernacion: Cartoné
  • Páginas: 256
  • Fecha Publicación: 14/09/2010
  • Nº Volúmenes: 1
  • Idioma: Inglés