Planet water:investing in the world's most valuable resource
Saved in:
Main Authors: | |
---|---|
Published: |
Wiley,
|
Publisher Address: | Hoboken, N.J. |
Publication Dates: | c2009. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Subjects: | |
Carrier Form: | xv, 352 p.: ill. ; 24 cm. |
ISBN: |
9780470277409 (cloth) 0470277408 (cloth) |
Index Number: | TV213 |
CLC: | TV213-05 |
Call Number: | TV213-05/H711 |
Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 329-333) and index. Water, prerequisite for life and living -- The global water condition -- Public good, commodity, or resource? -- The cost of clean water -- The business of water -- Water utilities -- Centralized water and wastewater treatment -- Decentralized water and wastewater treatment -- Water infrastructure -- Water analytics -- Water resource management -- Desalination -- Emerging issues -- Water as an asset class -- Climate change and the hydrologic (re)cycle -- Forward-looking thoughts for water investors. |