The World's Water 2006-2007: The Biennial Report on Freshwater ResourcesPeter H. Gleick, Gary H. Wolff, Heather Cooley, Meena Palaniappan, Andrea Samulon, Emily Lee, Jason Morrison, David Katz Island Press, 5 мар. 2013 г. - Всего страниц: 392 Produced biennially, The World's Water provides a timely examination of the key issues surrounding freshwater resources and their use. Each new volume identifies and explains the most significant current trends worldwide, and offers the best data available on a variety of water-related topics. The 2006-2007 volume features overview chapters on:
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Water Allocations | 29 |
TWO Water and Human Health | 39 |
The End of an Era? | 69 |
Water Indicators and Indices | 87 |
A Case Study of Residential | 101 |
FOUR | 105 |
A Word About Agricultural Water Use | 107 |
WATER BRIEFS | 193 |
Two Steps Forward One Step | 204 |
Five The Soft Path in Verse | 219 |
Three The Water and Climate Bibliography | 228 |
Water Conflict Chronology | 234 |
Data Table 3 Access to Safe Drinking Water by Country | 237 |
Data Table 5 Access to Water Supply and Sanitation by Region | 256 |
DATASECTION | 257 |
FIVE Pacific Island Developing Country Water Resources | 113 |
Indoor Residential Summary | 118 |
Residential Outdoor Water Use Summary | 125 |
The Case of | 133 |
What Next? | 149 |
SEVEN Climate Change and California Water Resources | 157 |
Three | 169 |
The Southeastern Anatolia GAP Project and Archaeology | 181 |
Water Conflict Chronology | 189 |
Data Table 2 Freshwater Withdrawals by Country and Sector | 263 |
Data Table 8 Twenty Largest Per Capita Recipients of ODA for Water | 270 |
Data Table 13 Per Capita Bottled Water Consumption by Country | 284 |
Data Table 16 Irrigated Area by Region 1961 to 2003 | 298 |
Data Table 21 100 Largest Desalination Plants Planned in Construction | 310 |
COMPREHENSIVE TABLE OFCONTENTS | 341 |
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