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The World's Water 2008-2009: The Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources
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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 msignificant trends worldwide, and offers the best data available on a variety of topics related to water. The 2008-2009 volume features overview chapters on:
• water and climate change
• water in China
• status of the Millennium DevelopmGoals for water
• peak water
• efficiurban water use
• business reporting on water
This new volume contains an updated chronology of global conflicts associated with water, as well as brief reviews of issues regarding desalination, the Salton Sea, and the Three Gorges Dam.
From the world’s leading authority on water issues, The World’s Water is the mcomprehensive and up-to-date source of information and analysis on freshwater resources and the political, economic, scientific, and technological issues associated with them. It is an essential reference for water resource professionals in governmagencies and nongovernmental organizations, researchers, students, and anyone concerned with water and its use.
• water and climate change
• water in China
• status of the Millennium DevelopmGoals for water
• peak water
• efficiurban water use
• business reporting on water
This new volume contains an updated chronology of global conflicts associated with water, as well as brief reviews of issues regarding desalination, the Salton Sea, and the Three Gorges Dam.
From the world’s leading authority on water issues, The World’s Water is the mcomprehensive and up-to-date source of information and analysis on freshwater resources and the political, economic, scientific, and technological issues associated with them. It is an essential reference for water resource professionals in governmagencies and nongovernmental organizations, researchers, students, and anyone concerned with water and its use.
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