Waubonsee Community College

Thirsty planet, strategies for sustainable water management, Constance Elizabeth Hunt

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

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index present

non fiction

Thirsty planet

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Constance Elizabeth Hunt

"This book makes for essential reading for students on courses related to water resources management and development; water managers and decision makers, and non-specialists with an interest in global water issues."--Jacket

strategies for sustainable water management

Riding the water cycle : water cycle dynamics and freshwater ecosystems -- Spiralling towards a crisis : water use and growing shortages -- To feed the world : food supply and the water cycle -- A thirsty planet : water supply and sanitation in a water-short world -- When it rains, it pours : water management for flood damage reduction -- Arteries of commerce : inland waterways and the water cycle -- A warmer world : the interrelationships between global warming and the water cycle -- When the water cycle breaks down : the potential for restoration -- Avenues of governance : institutional options for protecting the water cycle