عنوان
پدید آورنده
موضوع
رده
TC409 .A73 2010
TC409
.
A73
2010
کتابخانه
محل استقرار
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
(Number (ISBN
1597264946
(Number (ISBN
1597264954
(Number (ISBN
9781597264945
(Number (ISBN
9781597264952
NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER
Number
b766561
TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
Title Proper
Water resources /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
by Shimon C. Anisfeld.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Washington :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Island Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
©2010.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xviii, 330 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations, maps ;
Dimensions
23 cm.
SERIES
Series Title
Foundations of contemporary environmental studies
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-315) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Past, present, and future: introduction to the water crisis -- Quantity and quality: introduction to water resource science -- Supply and demand: water availability and water use -- Water, water, everywhere: dealing with floods -- Nor any drop to drink: water scarcity -- The end of stationarity: water in an era of global change -- Soft and hard: technologies for sustainable water management -- Human and ecosystems: finding the right balance -- Overconsumption and underconsumption: water for households and health -- Crops and drops: getting more from less in agricultural water use -- Growth and sustainability: using water more wisely in industry -- Basic need and economic good: the contested role of economics in water management -- Conflict and cooperation: transboundary and intersectoral water management -- Conclusion: the imperative of better management.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
From power production and agriculture to drinking water and sanitation, the complex interactions between humans and water are explored. Familiarize yourself with the current water crisis and with approaches for managing this essential resource more effectively in a time of rapid change. Social and ecological problems, including water scarcity, pollution, disease, flooding, conflicts over water, and degradation of aquatic ecosystems are addressed.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Water resources development-- Environmental aspects.
Watershed management.
Water-supply-- Social aspects.
Natuurlijke hulpbronnen.
Ressourcenmanagement.
Wasserherkunftsgebiet.
Wasserreserve.
Wasserversorgung.
Water resources development-- Environmental aspects.
Waterhuishouding.
Watershed management.
Water-supply-- Social aspects.
Watervoorziening.
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION
Number
333
.
91
Edition
22
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
TC409
Book number
.
A73
2010
OTHER CLASS NUMBERS
Class number
43
.
33
System Code
bcl
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Anisfeld, Shimon C.
ORIGINATING SOURCE
Date of Transaction
20201206115055.0
ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Electronic name
مطالعه متن کتاب [Book]
Y
