The atlas of water : mapping the world's most critical resource /
Black, Maggie,1945-author.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part 1. A Finite Resource -- 1. Global water -- 2. Water's unequal distribution -- 3. Water shortage -- 4. Rising demand -- 5. Dwindling supply -- 6. Competition and conflict -- 7. Environmental security -- Part 2. Water and Climate Change -- 8. Ice and snow melt -- 9. Storms and floods -- 10. Droughts -- 11. River basin stresses -- Part 3. Water for Living -- 12. Water for drinking -- 13. Water for food -- 14. Water for sanitation -- 15. Water in the city -- 16. Water at home -- 17. Water and disease -- Part 4. Water for Economic Production -- 18. Water footprint -- 19. Water for irrigation -- 20. Water for fisheries -- 21. Water for industry -- 22. Water for energy -- 23. Transport and leisure -- 24. Water for sale -- Part 5. Damaged Water -- 25. Dammed rivers -- 26. Dispossession by water -- 27. Water pollutants -- 28. Water pollution -- 29. Damaged waterways -- 30. Threatened ecologies -- Part 6. Water for the Future -- 31. Technological fixes -- 32. The rising price of water -- 33. Treaties and obligations -- 34. Striving for co-operation -- 35. Managing the future -- Part 7. Data tables and sources -- Needs and resources -- Water uses -- Sources -- Index.
Water-supply
Water quality
Groundwater
Water resources development
Water conservation
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