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Thirsty planet : strategies for sustainable water management

Title
Thirsty planet : strategies for sustainable water management / Constance Elizabeth Hunt.
Author
Hunt, Constance Elizabeth.
Publication
London ; New York : Zed Books ; New York : Distributed in the USA by Palgrave, 2004.
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Description
xiv, 302 p. : ill., map; 24 cm.
Subject
  • Water resources management
  • Water use
  • Nature conservation
  • Hydrologic cycle
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
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.
Call Number
JSE 04-1583
ISBN
  • 1842772422 (cased)
  • 1842772430 (pbk.)
LCCN
2003066097
OCLC
53954245
Author
Hunt, Constance Elizabeth.
Title
Thirsty planet : strategies for sustainable water management / Constance Elizabeth Hunt.
Imprint
London ; New York : Zed Books ; New York : Distributed in the USA by Palgrave, 2004.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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