Screen LibraryThe atlas of water : mapping the world's most critical resource /
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University of California Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Oakland, CA : |
| Publication Dates: | [2016] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | Third edition. |
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| Carrier Form: | 128 pages : color illustrations, color maps, charts ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780520292031 (paperback : alkaline paper) : 0520292030 (paperback : alkaline paper) 9780520965607 (e-book) 0520965604 (e-book) |
| Index Number: | G1046 |
| CLC: | TV213-64 |
| Call Number: | TV213-64/B627/3rd ed. |
| Contents: | 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 |