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Author:
Hunt, Constance Elizabeth.
Title:
Thirsty planet : strategies for sustainable water management / Constance Elizabeth Hunt.
Publisher:
Zed Books,
Copyright Date:
2004
Description:
xiv, 302 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.
Subject:
Water-supply--Management.
Water use.
Nature conservation.
Hydrologic cycle.
Eau--Gestion--Gestion
Eau--Utilisation.
Nature--Conservation.
Cycle hydrologique.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Riding the water cycle : water cycle dynamics and freshwater ecosystems -- Spiralling towards a crisis : water use and growing shortages -- To feed the world : food supply and the water cycle -- A thirsty planet : water supply and sanitation in a water-short world -- When it rains, it pours : water management for flood damage reduction -- Arteries of commerce : inland waterways and the water cycle -- A warmer world : the interrelationships between global warming and the water cycle -- When the water cycle breaks down : the potential for restoration -- Avenues of governance : institutional options for protecting the water cycle.
ISBN:
9781842772430 (pbk.)
1842772430 (pbk.)
9781842772423
1842772422
OCLC:
(OCoLC)53954245
LCCN:
2003066097
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)
HWAX074 -- Hawkeye Community College Library (Waterloo)
PWAX296 -- Southeastern Community College - West Burlington - Yohe Memorial Library (West Burlington)

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