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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Black, Maggie, 1945- author.     Subjects     Water-supply -- Maps.     Water quality -- Maps.     Groundwater -- Maps.     Water resources development -- Maps.     Water conservation -- Maps.     Water -- Pollution -- Maps.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Black, Maggie, 1945- author.       by title:      The atlas of water :...         MARC Display

The atlas of water : mapping the world's most critical resource / Maggie Black. by Black, Maggie, 1945- author. Oakland, CA : University Of California Press, c2016. Subjects Water-supply -- Maps.   Water quality -- Maps.   Groundwater -- Maps.   Water resources development -- Maps.   Water conservation -- Maps.   Water -- Pollution -- Maps. ISBN:  0520292030 9780520292031 (pbk.: alk. paper) Description:  128 pages : illustrations, maps, charts ; 25 cm. Edition:  Third edition. Contents:  Part 1. A Finite Resource -- 1. Global water -- 2. Water's unequal distribution -- 3. Water shortage -- 4. Rising demand -- 5. Dwindling supply -- 6. Competition and conflict -- 7. Environmental security -- Part 2. Water and Climate Change -- 8. Ice and snow melt -- 9. Storms and floods -- 10. Droughts -- 11. River basin stresses -- Part 3. Water for living -- 12. Water for drinking -- 13. Water for food -- 14. Water for sanitation -- 15. Water in the city -- 16. Water at home -- 17. Water and disease -- Part 4. Water for Economic Production -- 18. Water footprint -- 19. Water for irrigation -- 20. Water for fisheries -- 21. Water for industry -- 22. Water for energy -- 23. Transport and leisure -- 24. Water for sale -- Part 5. Damaged Water -- 25. Dammed rivers -- 26. Dispossession by water -- 27. Water pollutants -- 28. Water pollution -- 29. Damaged waterways -- 30. Threatened ecologies -- Part 6. Water for the future -- 31. Technological fixes -- 32. The rising price of water -- 33. Treaties and obligations -- 34. Striving for co-operation -- 35. Managing the future -- Part 7. Data tables and sources -- Needs and resources -- Water uses -- Sources -- Index Requests:  0 Summary:  "Climate change, population increase, and the demands made by the growing number of people adopting urban lifestyles and western diets threaten the worlds supply of freshwater, edging us closer to a global water crisis, with dire implications for agriculture, the economy, the environment, and human health. Completely revised and updated, The Atlas of Water is a visual guide to the state of this life-sustaining resource. Using vivid graphics, maps, and charts, it explores the complex human interaction with water around the world. This atlas addresses all the pressing issues concerning water, from water shortages and excessive demand, to dams, pollution, and privatization, all considered in terms of the growing threat of an increasingly unpredictable climate. It also outlines critical tools for managing water, providing safe access to water, and preserving the future of the worlds water supply. " -- Publisher's description.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Ewa Beach P/S Library Adult Nonfiction 333.91002 Bl Checked In Add Copy to MyList Hawaii State Library Business, Science & Technology 333.91002 Bl Checked In Add Copy to MyList Makawao Public Library Adult Nonfiction 333.91002 Bl Checked In Add Copy to MyList Mililani Public Library Adult Nonfiction 333.91002 Bl Checked In Add Copy to MyList Pearl City Public Library Adult Nonfiction 333.91002 Bl Checked In Add Copy to MyList Thelma Parker Memorial P/S Library Adult Nonfiction 333.91002 Bl Checked In Add Copy to MyList Waipahu Public Library Adult Nonfiction 333.91002 Bl Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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