The world's water, 2008-2009 : the biennial report on freshwater resources / Peter H. Gleick ; with Heather Cooley ... [et al.].

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1. Verfasser:in Gleick, Peter H.
Beteiligte Personen Cooley, Heather
Ort, Verlag, Jahr Washington, D.C. : Island Press , 2009
Umfang1 online resource (422 p.)
ISBN1-59726-966-2
ISSN1528-7165
SpracheEnglisch
Zusatzinfo""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Foreword by Malin Falkenmark""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter 1: Peak Water""; ""Concept of Peak Oil""; ""Comparison of Water and Oil""; ""Utility of the Term ""Peak Water""""; ""A New Water Paradigm: The Soft Path for Water Conclusion""; ""Chatper 2: Business Reporting on Water""; ""Corporate Reporting: A Brief History""; ""Qualitative Information: Water Management Policies, Strategies, and Activities""; ""Water Reporting Trends by Sector""; ""Conclusions and Recommendations""
""Chapter 3: Water Management in a Changing Climate""""The Climate is Already Changing""; ""Projected Impacts of Rising Greenhouse Gas Concentrations""; ""Climate Change and Water Resources""; ""Vulnerability and Climate Change""; ""Adaptation""; ""Conclusion""; ""Chapter 4: Millenium Development Goals: Charting Progress and the Way Forward""; ""Millenium Development Goals""; ""Measuring Progress: Methods and Definitions""; ""Progress on the Water and Sanitation MDGs""; ""A Closer Look at Water and Sanitation Disparities""; ""Meeting the MDGs: The Way Forward""; ""Conclusion""
""Chapter 5: China and Water""""The Problems""; ""Water-Related Environmental Disasters in China""; ""Water Availability and Quantity""; ""Groundwater Overdraft""; ""Recent Floods and Droughts""; ""Climate Change and Water in China""; ""Water and Chinese Politics""; ""Growing Regional Conflicts Over Water""; ""Moving Toward Solutions""; ""Improving Public Participation""; ""Conclusion""; ""Chapter 6: Urban Water-Use Efficiencies: Lessons from United States Cities""; ""Use of Water in Urban Areas""; ""Projecting and Planning for Future Water Demand""; ""Per-Capita Demand""
""Water Conservation and Efficiency Efforts""""Comparison of Water Conservation Programs""; ""Rate Structures""; ""Conclusion""; ""Water Brief 1: Tampa Bay Desalination Plant: An Update""; ""Water Brief 2: Past and Future of the Salton Sea""; ""Background""; ""Restoration""; ""Conclusion""; ""Water Brief 3: Three Gorges Dam Project, Yangtze River, China""; ""Introduction""; ""The Project""; ""Major Environmental, Economic, Social, and Political Issues""; ""Conclusion""; ""Water Brief 4: Water Conflict Chronology""; ""Data Table 1: Total Renewable Freshwater Supply, by Country""
""Data Table 2: Freshwater Withdrawal by Country and Sector""""Data Table 3: Access to Safe Drinking Water by Country, 1970 to 2004""; ""Data Table 4: Access to Sanitation by Country, 1970 to 2004""; ""Data Table 5: MDG Progress on Access to Safe Drinking Water by Region""; ""Data Table 6: MDG Progress on Access to Sanitation by Region""; ""Data Table 7: United States Dams and Dam Safety Data, 2006""; ""Data Table 8: Dams Removed or Decommissioned in the United States, 1912 to Present""; ""Data Table 9: Dams Removed or Decommissioned in the United States, 1912 to Present, by Year and State""
""Data Table 10: United States Dams by Primary Purposes""
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