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  • Format: 392 pages
  • Series: The World's Water
  • Pub. Date: 05-Mar-2013
  • Publisher: Island Press
  • Language: eng
  • ISBN-13: 9781597269513
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  • Format: 392 pages
  • Series: The World's Water
  • Pub. Date: 05-Mar-2013
  • Publisher: Island Press
  • Language: eng
  • ISBN-13: 9781597269513
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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 current trends worldwide, and offers the best data available on a variety of water-related topics. The 2006-2007 volume features overview chapters on: * water and terrorism * business risks of water * water and ecosystems * floods and droughts * desalination * environmental justice and water This new volume contains an updated chronology of global conflicts associated with water, as well as an assessment of recent water conferences, including 4th World Water Forum. It also offers a brief review of issues surrounding the use of bottled water and the possible existence of water on Mars. From perhaps 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.


The quality and availability of fresh water are of critical importance to human and ecosystem health. Given its central role in the functioning of all living systems, water is arguably the most important of all natural resources. Produced biennially, Th


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 current trends worldwide, and offers the best data available on a variety of water-related topics.



The 2006-2007 volume features overview chapters on:



* water and terrorism

* business risks of water

* water and ecosystems

* floods and droughts

* desalination

* environmental justice and water



This new volume contains an updated chronology of global conflicts associated with water, as well as an assessment of recent water conferences, including 4th World Water Forum. It also offers a brief review of issues surrounding the use of bottled water and the possible existence of water on Mars.



From perhaps 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. 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 current trends worldwide, and offers the best data available on a variety of water-related topics.



The 2006-2007 volume features overview chapters on:



* water and terrorism

* business risks of water

* water and ecosystems

* floods and droughts

* desalination

* environmental justice and water



This new volume contains an updated chronology of global conflicts associated with water, as well as an assessment of recent water conferences, including 4th World Water Forum. It also offers a brief review of issues surrounding the use of bottled water and the possible existence of water on Mars.



From perhaps 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 xiii
Introduction xv
Water and Terrorism
1(28)
Peter H. Gleick
Introduction
1(1)
The Worry
2(1)
Defining Terrorism
3(2)
History of Water-Related Conflict
5(10)
Vulnerability of Water and Water Systems
15(7)
Responding to the Threat of Water-Related Terrorism
22(3)
Water Security Policy in the United States
25(1)
Conclusion
25(4)
Going with the Flow: Preserving and Restoring Instream Water Allocations
29(22)
David Katz
Environmental Flow: Concepts and Applications
30(4)
Legal Frameworks for Securing Environmental Flow
34(4)
The Science of Determining Environmental Flow Allocations
38(2)
The Economics and Finance of Environmental Flow Allocations
40(3)
Making It Work: Policy Implementation
43(2)
Conclusion
45(6)
With a Grain of Salt: An Update on Seawater Desalination
51(40)
Peter H. Gleick
Heather Cooley
Gary Wolff
Introduction
51(1)
Background to Desalination
52(2)
History of Desalination
54(1)
Desalination Technologies
54(1)
Current Status of Desalination
55(11)
Advantages and Disadvantages of Desalination
66(10)
Environmental Effects of Desalination
76(4)
Desalination and Climate Change
80(1)
Public Transparency
81(1)
Summary
82(1)
Desalination Conclusions and Recommendations
83(8)
Floods and Droughts
91(26)
Heather Cooley
Introduction
91(1)
Droughts
92(12)
Floods
104(8)
The Future of Droughts and Floods
112(1)
Conclusion
113(4)
Environmental Justice and Water
117(28)
Meena Palaniappan
Emily Lee
Andrea Samulon
Introduction
117(2)
A Brief History of Environmental Justice in the United States
119(4)
Environmental Justice in the International Water Context
123(1)
Environmental Justice and International Water Issues
124(13)
Recommendations
137(4)
Conclusion
141(4)
Water Risks that Face Business and Industry
145(24)
Peter H. Gleick
Jason Morrison
Introduction
145(1)
Water Risks for Business
146(4)
Some New Water Trends: Looking Ahead
150(3)
Managing Water Risks
153(5)
An Overview of the ``Water Industry''
158(5)
Conclusion
163(6)
WATER BRIEFS
Bottled Water: An Update
169(6)
Peter H. Gleick
Water on Mars
175(7)
Peter H. Gleick
Introduction
175(1)
Background
175(3)
Martian History of Water
178(2)
Future Mars Missions
180(2)
Time to Rethink Large International Water Meetings
182(7)
Peter H. Gleick
Introduction
182(1)
Background and History
182(1)
Outcomes of International Water Meetings
183(1)
Ministerial Statements
184(1)
Conclusions and Recommendations
185(1)
4th World Water Forum Ministerial Declaration
186(3)
Environment and Security: Water Conflict Chronology Version, 2006--2007
189(30)
Peter H. Gleick
The Soft Path in Verse
219(100)
Gary Wolff
DATA SECTION
Data Table 1 Total Renewable Freshwater Supply by Country
221(7)
Data Table 2 Freshwater Withdrawal by Country and Sector
228(9)
Data Table 3 Access to Safe Drinking Water by Country, 1970 to 2002
237(10)
Data Table 4 Access to Sanitation by Country, 1970 to 2002
247(9)
Data Table 5 Access to Water Supply and Sanitation by Region, 1990 and 2002
256(6)
Data Table 6 Annual Average ODA for Water, by Country, 1990 to 2004 (Total and Per Capita)
262(6)
Data Table 7 Twenty Largest Recipients of ODA for Water, 1990 to 2004
268(2)
Data Table 8 Twenty Largest Per Capita Recipients of ODA for Water, 1990 to 2004
270(3)
Data Table 9 Investment in Water and Sewerage Projects with Private Participation, by Region, in Middle- and Low-Income Countries, 1990 to 2004
273(3)
Data Table 10 Bottled Water Consumption by Country, 1997 to 2004
276(4)
Data Table 11 Global Bottled Water Consumption, by Region, 1997 to 2004
280(2)
Data Table 12 Per Capita Bottled Water Consumption by Region, 1997 to 2004
282(2)
Data Table 13 Per Capita Bottled Water Consumption, by Country, 1999 to 2004
284(3)
Data Table 14 Global Cholera Cases and Deaths Reported to the World Health Organization, 1970 to 2004
287(6)
Data Table 15 Reported Cases of Dracunculiasis by Country, 1972 to 2005
293(5)
Data Table 16 Irrigated Area, by Region, 1961 to 2003
298(3)
Data Table 17 Irrigated Area, Developed and Developing Countries, 1961 to 2003
301(2)
Data Table 18 The U.S. Water Industry Revenue (2003) and Growth (2004--2006)
303(2)
Data Table 19 Pesticide Occurrence in Streams, Groundwater, Fish, and Sediment in the United States
305(3)
Data Table 20 Global Desalination Capacity and Plants---January 1, 2005
308(2)
Data Table 21 100 Largest Desalination Plants Planned, in Construction, or in Operation---January 1, 2005
310(4)
Data Table 22 Installed Desalination Capacity by Year, Number of Plants, and Total Capacity, 1945 to 2004
314(5)
WATER UNITS, DATA CONVERSIONS, AND CONSTANTS
319(10)
COMPREHENSIVE TABLE OF CONTENTS
329(14)
Volume 1: The World's Water 1998--1999: The Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources
329(3)
Volume 2: The World's Water 2000--2001: The Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources
332(3)
Volume 3: The World's Water 2002--2003: The Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources
335(3)
Volume 4: The World's Water 2004--2005: The Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources
338(5)
Comprehensive Index 343
Peter H. Gleick is president of the Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment, and Security, based in Oakland, California. In 2003, he received a MacArthur Fellowship, the so-called "Genius Award," for his work on water issues.
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