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100			_aJones, J.A.A. _931194
245			_aWater sustainability: _ba global perspective / _cby J.A.A.Jones
260			_bHodder Education, _c2010. _aLondon:
300			_axi, 452 p.
505			_a1. 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?
520			_aUsing 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.
650			_aEP _930868
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