The World's Water Volume 8
Language: English
Published by Princeton University Press, US, 2014
- Hardcover
- New
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Island Press has been publishing the biennial The World's Water series since 1998. In that time, it has become an institution of the water field. The Journal of the American Water Resources Association sums it up well: "The series continues to be an invaluable collection of all kinds of water-related material, ranging from concise, stand-alone chapters on important topics to numerous sections of data.a 'must have' for anyone interested in the water resource field." The latest book will include chapters on particularly timely subjects, including fracking and emerging contaminants.
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- Title
- The World's Water Volume 8
- Author
- Jason Morrison, Veena Srinivasan, Newsha Ajami, Stewart Orr, Matthew Heberger, Kristina Donnelly, Julian Fulton, Juliet Christian-Smith, Peter H. Gleick, Peter Schulte, Eli Moore, Mai-Lan Ha, Heather Cooley
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press, US
- Publication year
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Hardback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1610914813
- ISBN 13
- 9781610914819
- Item weight
- 1,361 grams
Produced biennially, The World's Water is the most comprehensive and up-to-to date source of information and analysis on freshwater resources. Each new volume examines critical global trends and offers the best data available on a variety of topics related to water.
Volume 8 features chapters on hydraulic fracturing (fracking), water footprints, sustainable water jobs, and desalination financing, among other timely issues. Water briefs provide concise updates on topics including the Dead-Sea and the role of water in the Syrian conflict.
The World's Water is coauthored by MacArthur "genius" Peter H. Gleick and his colleagues at the world-renowned Pacific Institute. Since the first volume was published in 1998, the series has become an indispensable resource for professionals in government agencies and nongovernmental organizations, researchers, students, and anyone concerned with water and its use.
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