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  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 432 pages, aukštis x plotis: 280x216 mm, weight: 968 g
  • Išleidimo metai: 01-Dec-2008
  • Leidėjas: Island Press
  • ISBN-10: 1597265055
  • ISBN-13: 9781597265058
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  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 432 pages, aukštis x plotis: 280x216 mm, weight: 968 g
  • Išleidimo metai: 01-Dec-2008
  • Leidėjas: Island Press
  • ISBN-10: 1597265055
  • ISBN-13: 9781597265058
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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 most significant  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 Development Goals for water• peak water• efficient urban 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. 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 most significant  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 Development Goals for water• peak water• efficient urban 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 most comprehensive 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 government agencies and nongovernmental organizations, researchers, students, and anyone concerned with water and its use.
Foreword xi
Malin Falkenmark
Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction xv
Peak Water
1(16)
Meena Palaniappan
Peter H. Gleick
Concept of Peak Oil
2(1)
Comparison of Water and Oil
3(6)
Utility of the Term ``Peak Water''
9(4)
A New Water Paradigm: The Soft Path for Water
13(1)
Conclusion
14(3)
Business Reporting on Water
17(22)
Mari Morikawa
Jason Morrison
Peter H. Gleick
Corporate Reporting: A Brief History
17(5)
Qualitative Information: Water Management Policies, Strategies, and Activities
22(10)
Water Reporting Trends by Sector
32(4)
Conclusions and Recommendations
36(3)
Water Management in a Changing Climate
39(18)
Heather Cooley
The Climate Is Already Changing
39(1)
Projected Impacts of Rising Greenhouse Gas Concentrations
40(3)
Climate Change and Water Resources
43(1)
Vulnerability to Climate Change
44(1)
Adaptation
45(8)
Conclusion
53(4)
Millennium Development Goals: Charting Progress and the Way Forward
57(22)
Meena Palaniappan
Millennium Development Goals
57(3)
Measuring Progress: Methods and Definitions
60(2)
Progress on the Water and Sanitation MDGs
62(8)
A Closer Look at Water and Sanitation Disparities
70(3)
Meeting the MDGs: The Way Forward
73(4)
Conclusion
77(2)
China and Water
79(22)
Peter H. Gleick
The Problems
80(2)
Water-Related Environmental Disasters in China
82(1)
Water Availability and Quantity
83(2)
Groundwater Overdraft
85(1)
Floods and Droughts
86(1)
Climate Change and Water in China
87(1)
Water and Chinese Politics
88(2)
Growing Regional Conflicts Over Water
90(1)
Moving Toward Solutions
91(5)
Improving Public Participation
96(1)
Conclusion
97(4)
Urban Water-Use Efficiencies: Lessons from United States Cities
101(242)
Heather Cooley
Peter H. Gleick
Use of Water in Urban Areas
101(1)
Projecting and Planning for Future Water Demand
102(2)
Per-Capita Demand
104(2)
Water Conservation and Efficiency Efforts
106(4)
Comparison of Water Conservation Programs
110(2)
Rate Structures
112(8)
Conclusion
120(3)
WATER BRIEFS
Tampa Bay Desalination Plant: An Update
123(4)
Heather Cooley
Past and Future of the Salton Sea
127(12)
Michael J. Cohen
Background
129(2)
Restoration
131(6)
Conclusion
137(2)
Three Gorges Dam Project, Yangtze River, China
139(12)
Peter H. Gleick
Introduction
139(1)
The Project
140(1)
Major Environmental, Economic, Social, and Political Issues
141(7)
Conclusion
148(3)
Water Conflict Chronology
151(44)
Peter H. Gleick
DATA SECTION
Data Table 1 Total Renewable Freshwater Supply, by Country
195(7)
Data Table 2 Freshwater Withdrawal by Country and Sector
202(9)
Data Table 3 Access to Safe Drinking Water by Country 1970 to 2004
211(10)
Data Table 4 Access to Sanitation by Country, 1970 to 2004
221(9)
Data Table 5 MDG Progress on Access to Safe Drinking Water by Region
230(3)
Data Table 6 MDG Progress on Access to Sanitation by Region
233(3)
Data Table 7 United States Dams and Dam Safety Data, 2006
236(3)
Data Table 8 Dams Removed or Decommissioned in the United States, 1912 to Present
239(26)
Data Table 9 Dams Removed or Decommissioned in the United States, 1912 to Present, by Year and State
265(5)
Data Table 10 United States Dams by Primary Purposes
270(2)
Data Table 11 United States Dams by Owner
272(2)
Data Table 12 African Dams: Number and Total Reservoir Capacity by Country
274(5)
African Dams: The 30 Highest
276(3)
Data Table 13 Under-5 Mortality Rate by Cause and Country, 2000
279(10)
Data Table 14 International River Basins of Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, and South America
289(23)
Data Table 15 OECD Water Tariffs
312(8)
Data Table 16 Non-OECD Water Tariffs
320(4)
Data Table 17 Fraction of Arable Land that Is Irrigated, by Country
324(5)
Data Table 18 Area Equipped for Irrigation, by Country
329(6)
Data Table 19 Water Content of Things
335(4)
Data Table 20 Top Environmental Concerns of the American Public: Selected Years, 1997--2008
339(4)
WATER UNITS, DATA CONVERSIONS, AND CONSTANTS
343(10)
COMPREHENSIVE TABLE OF CONTENTS
353(20)
Volume 1: The World's Water 1998--1999: The Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources
353(3)
Volume 2: The World's Water 2000--2001: The Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources
356(3)
Volume 3: The World's Water 2002--2003: The Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources
359(3)
Volume 4: The World's Water 2004--2005: The Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources
362(4)
Volume 5: The World's Water 2006--2007: The Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources
366(4)
Volume 6: The World's Water 2008--2009: The Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources
370(3)
Comprehensive Index 373
Peter H. Gleick is president of the Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment, and Security in Oakland, California, and is a recipient of the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship for his work on water issues.