The world's water, 2006-2007/ (Record no. 147246)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9781597261067
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE
Transcribing agency CUS
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 333.9102
Item number GLE/T
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Gleick, Peter H
245 #4 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title The world's water, 2006-2007/
Statement of responsibility, etc. Peter H Gleick
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT
Edition statement 1st ed.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Washington:
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Island Press,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2006.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 368 p.
505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note 1. Water and Terrorism / Peter H. Gleick --<br/>The Worry --<br/>Defining Terrorism --<br/>History of Water-Related Conflict --<br/>Vulnerability of Water and Water Systems --<br/>Responding to the Threat of Water-Related Terrorism --<br/>Water Security Policy in the United States --<br/>2. Going with the Flow : Preserving and Restoring Instream Water Allocations / David Katz --<br/>Environmental Flow : Concepts and Applications --<br/>Legal Frameworks for Securing Environmental Flow --<br/>The Science of Determining Environmental Flow Allocations --<br/>The Economics and Finance of Environmental Flow Allocations --<br/>Making It Work : Policy Implementation --<br/>3. With a Grain of Salt : An Update on Seawater Desalination / Peter H. Gleick, Heather Cooley and Gary Wolff --<br/>Background to Desalination --<br/>History of Desalination --<br/>Desalination Technologies --<br/>Current Status of Desalination --<br/>Advantages and Disadvantages of Desalination --<br/>Environmental Effects of Desalination --<br/>Desalination and Climate Change --<br/>Public Transparency --<br/>Desalination Conclusions and Recommendations --<br/>4. Floods and Droughts / Heather Cooley --<br/>Droughts --<br/>Floods --<br/>The Future of Droughts and Floods --<br/>5. Environmental Justice and Water / Meena Palaniappan, Emily Lee and Andrea Samulon --<br/>A Brief History of Environmental Justice in the United States --<br/>Environmental Justice in the International Water Context --<br/>Environmental Justice and International Water Issues --<br/>6. Water Risks that Face Business and Industry / Peter H. Gleick and Jason Morrison --<br/>Water Risks for Business --<br/>Some New Water Trends : Looking Ahead --<br/>Managing Water Risks --<br/>An Overview of the "Water Industry" --<br/>Water Briefs --<br/>1. Bottled Water : An Update / Peter H. Gleick --<br/>2. Water on Mars / Peter H. Gleick --<br/>Martian History of Water --<br/>Future Mars Missions --<br/>3. Time to Rethink Large International Water Meetings / Peter H. Gleick --<br/>Background and History --<br/>Outcomes of International Water Meetings --<br/>Ministerial Statements --<br/>4th World Water Forum Ministerial Declaration --<br/>4. Environment and Security : Water Conflict Chronology Version, 2006-2007 / Peter H. Gleick --<br/>5. The Soft Path in Verse / Gary Wolff --<br/>Data Section --<br/>Data Table 1. Total Renewable Freshwater Supply by Country --<br/>Data Table 2. Freshwater Withdrawal by Country and Sector --<br/>Data Table 3. Access to Safe Drinking Water by Country, 1970 to 2002 --<br/>Data Table 4. Access to Sanitation by Country, 1970 to 2002 --<br/>Data Table 5. Access to Water Supply and Sanitation by Region, 1990 and 2002 --<br/>Data Table 6. Annual Average ODA for Water, by Country, 1990 to 2004 (Total and Per Capita) --<br/>Data Table 7. Twenty Largest Recipients of ODA for Water, 1990 to 2004 --<br/>Data Table 8. Twenty Largest Per Capita Recipients of ODA for Water, 1990 to 2004 --<br/>Data Table 9. Investment in Water and Sewerage Projects with Private Participation, by Region, in Middle- and Low-Income Countries, 1990 to 2004 --<br/>Data Table 10. Bottled Water Consumption by Country, 1997 to 2004 --<br/>Data Table 11. Global Bottled Water Consumption, by Region, 1997 to 2004 --<br/>Data Table 12. Per Capita Bottled Water Consumption by Region, 1997 to 2004 --<br/>Data Table 13. Per Capita Bottled Water Consumption, by Country, 1999 to 2004 --<br/>Data Table 14. Global Cholera Cases and Deaths Reported to the World Health Organization, 1970 to 2004 --<br/>Data Table 15. Reported Cases of Dracunculiasis by Country, 1972 to 2005 --<br/>Data Table 16. Irrigated Area, by Region, 1961 to 2003 --<br/>Data Table 17. Irrigated Area, Developed and Developing Countries, 1961 to 2003 --<br/>Data Table 18. The U.S. Water Industry Revenue (2003) and Growth (2004-2006) --<br/>Data Table 19. Pesticide Occurrence in Streams, Groundwater, Fish, and Sediment in the United States --<br/>Data Table 20. Global Desalination Capacity and Plants-January 1, 2005 --<br/>Data Table 21. 100 Largest Desalination Plants Planned, in Construction, or in Operation-January 1, 2005 --<br/>Data Table 22. Installed Desalination Capacity by Year, Number of Plants, and Total Capacity, 1945 to 2004 --<br/>Water Units, Data Conversions, and Constants --<br/>Comprehensive Table of Contents --<br/>Volume 1. The World's Water 1998-1999 : The Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources --<br/>Volume 2. The World's Water 2000-2001 : The Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources --<br/>Volume 3. The World's Water 2002-2003 : The Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources --<br/>Volume 4. The World's Water 2004-2005 : The Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources.
650 ## - SUBJECT
Keyword Eau -- Approvisionnement.
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Keyword Ressources en eau -- Exploitation.
650 ## - SUBJECT
Keyword Ressources en eau -- Exploitation -- Statistiques.
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