The World's Water 2000-2001: The Biennial Report On Freshwater Resources [Paperback]

Peter H. Gleick (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2000 | ISBN-10: 1559637927 | ISBN-13: 978-1559637923 | Edition: REV

The quality and availability of fresh water are of critical importance to human and ecosystem health. Given its central role in the functioning of all living systems, water is arguably the most important of all natural resources.

Produced biennially, The World's Water provides a comprehensive examination of issues surrounding freshwater resources and their use. It offers analysis of the most significant trends worldwide along with the most current data available on a variety of water-related topics. This 2000-2001 edition features overview chapters on:

• water as a human right
• water and food
• desalination
• stocks and flows of fresh water
• international watersheds and water-related conflicts
• water reclamation/recycling
• the removal of dams

It also includes brief reports on issues such as arsenic in ground water in Bangladesh, the collection of fog as a source of water in remote regions, the role of nongovernmental organizations in meeting basic water needs, and an update on water and the internet. Following the overview chapters are more than thirty charts and tables that offer data on topics including: water use by country, agricultural water use, salinization, endangered aquatic species, major rivers in China, dam capacity, desalination capacity, and more.

The World's Water is the most comprehensive and up-to-date source of information and analysis on freshwater resources and the political, economic, scientific, and technological issues associated with them. It is an essential reference for water resource professionals in government agencies and nongovernmental organizations, researchers, students, and anyone concerned with water and its use.

Product Details

• Paperback: 300 pages
• Publisher: Island Press; REV edition (June 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1559637927
• ISBN-13: 978-1559637923
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,256,589 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #86 in Books > Science & Math > Nature & Ecology > Water Supply & Land Use

More About the Author

Dr. Peter H. Gleick is co-founder and president of the Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment, and Security in Oakland, California. His research and writing address the critical connections between water and human health, the hydrologic impacts of climate change, sustainable water use, privatization and globalization, and international conflicts over water resources.

Dr. Gleick is an internationally recognized water expert and was named a MacArthur Fellow in October 2003 for his work. In 2001, Gleick was dubbed a "visionary on the environment" by the British Broadcasting Corporation. In 1999, Gleick was elected an Academician of the International Water Academy, in Oslo, Norway and in 2006, he was elected to the National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C. In 2008, Wired Magazine named him "one of 15 people the next President should listen to."

Gleick received a B.S. from Yale University and an M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. He serves on the boards of numerous journals and organizations, and is the author of many scientific papers and eight books, including the biennial water report, "The World's Water" and his latest, "Bottled and Sold: The Story Behind Our Obsession with Bottled Water."