Water resources : efficient, sustainable and equitable use /
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| Author / Creator: | Mauser, Wolfram. |
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| Uniform title: | Wie lange reicht die Ressource Wasser? English |
| Imprint: | London : Haus, c2008. |
| Description: | xxi, 190 p. : ill. ; 19 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | The sustainability project Sustainability project (London, England) |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8005542 |
Table of Contents:
- Editor's Foreword
- Preface
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Water in the Global Life-Support System of the Earth
- 2.1. Water - a unique substance
- 2.2. Why are life and water an inseparable unit?
- 2.3. The third equilibrium
- 2.4. Human life on Earth
- 2.5. What kind of framework does nature provide for using water?
- 2.6. Water usage through nature and society
- 2.7. Blue and green water
- 2.8. Summary
- 3. How is Water Used? - Regional Examples
- 3.1. The Aral Sea
- 3.2. The River Nile
- 4. How Much Water is Available? - A New Perspective
- 4.1. The Dublin statement on water and sustainable development
- 4.2. Water in numbers
- 5. Water and Land Use
- 5.1. What do people do locally?
- 5.2. What do people do globally?
- 5.3. How have people changed global land use?
- 5.4. People were nomads
- 5.5. People became farmers
- 5.6. People are city dwellers
- 5.7. People behave differently than the Earth system
- 5.8. Water for people and nature
- 5.9. Summary
- 6. How Much Water Do People Need?
- 6.1. Drinking water
- 6.2. Sanitary water
- 6.3. Water for industry
- 6.4. Water for food
- 6.5. Water and lifestyles
- 6.6. Summary
- 7. Virtual Water
- 7.1. What is virtual water?
- 7.2. Combing consumption and environmental sustainability: The Water Footprint
- 8. The Future of our Water Resources
- 8.1. How much water will we need in the future?
- 8.2. Where will the additional water come from?
- 8.3. Using water better: more crop per drop
- 8.4. Ways to achieve the sustainable use of the water resources
- Glossary
- References
