Water sustainability: a global perspective /
by J.A.A.Jones
- London: Hodder Education, 2010.
- xi, 452 p.
1. A looming crisis-- Part I Status and challenges-- 2. Rising demand and dwindling per capita resources -- 3. Water and poverty -- 4. Governance and finance -- 5. Pollution and water-related disease -- 6. Water, land and wildlife -- 7. Dams and diversions -- 8. Trading water - real and virtual -- 9. Water, war and terrorism -- 10. The threat of global warming -- Part II Nature's resources -- 11. The restless water cycle -- 12. Shrinking freshwater stores -- Part III Towards sustainability -- 13. Cutting demand -- 14. Increasing supplies -- 15. Cleaning up and protecting the aquatic environment -- 16. Using seawater -- 17. Controlling the weather -- 18. Improved monitoring and data management -- 19. Improving prediction and risk assessment -- 20. Improving management and justice -- 21. Aid for the developing world Conclusions -- 22. Is sustainability achievable?
Using the latest mapping techniques, J.A.A. Jones examines water availability, the impact of climate change and the problems created for water management worldwide as well as possible solutions.