Thirsty planet : strategies for sustainable water management /: strategies for sustainable water management. (2004)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Constance Elizabeth Hunt.
• Authors: Hunt, Constance Elizabeth
• 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.
• Publisher Details: London New York : Zed Books
• Publication Date: 2004
• Extent: 1 online resource (xiv, 302 pages), illustrations, map
• Subjects: 363.6/1; Water-supply -- Management; Water use; Nature conservation; Hydrologic cycle; Eau -- Approvisionnement -- Gestion; Eau -- Utilisation; Nature -- Conservation; Cycle hydrologique; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Environmental -- Water Supply; Hydrologic cycle; Nature conservation; Water-supply -- Management; Water use; Waterhuishouding; Drinkwatervoorziening; Duurzame ontwikkeling; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781848130869; 1848130864; 9781848137905; 1848137907
• Related ISBNs: 1281215732; 9781281215734; 1842772422; 1842772430
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.