Water resources : efficient, sustainable and equitable use /

Water is a vital part of every ecosystem on the planet. It is a prerequisite for the basic function and productive efficiency of life on Earth. Today, approximately a third of the earth's population suffers because of water scarcity, and by the year 2025, this percentage is likely rise to two-t...

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Tác giả chính: Mauser, Wolfram (Tác giả)
Tác giả khác: Schneider, Karen (Thông dịch viên), Wiegandt, Klaus (general editor.)
Định dạng: Licensed eBooks
Ngôn ngữ:Tiếng Anh
Tiếng Đức
Được phát hành: London : Haus Publishing 2009.
Loạt:Sustainability project.
Truy cập trực tuyến:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/jj.10984417
Mục lục:
  • Front ; Contents; Editor's Foreword; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Water in the Global Life-Support System of the Earth; 3 How is Water Used?
  • Regional Examples; 4 How Much Water is Available?
  • A New Perspective; 5 Water and Land Use; 6 How Much Water Do People Need?; 7 Virtual Water; 8 The Future of our Water Resources; Glossary; References.