The World's Water 2002 - 2003: The Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources [Paperback]

Peter H. Gleick (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 28, 2002 | ISBN-10: 1559639490 | ISBN-13: 978-1559639491 | Edition: REV

The World's Water is the leading source of information on the state of the world's freshwater resources, offering comprehensive and accessible analysis of the most important topics in water resource policy worldwide. It reviews major trends and events and provides the most up-to-date data available on water resources and their use.

As did the earlier volumes, the 2002-2003 edition includes insightful analysis of a wide range of water issues followed by overview chapters on key topics of current interest. It offers tables of water data, and examines the causes and impacts of water overuse and degradation as well as institutions involved in governing water resources. Most importantly, it establishes strategies and standards by which we can begin to set water policy on a more rational, equitable, and sustainable course.

The World's Water is the only book that offers current data and analysis on freshwater resources worldwide and the political, economic, scientific, and technological issues associated with them. It is an authoritative reference for nonspecialists and specialists alike, including policy makers, water resources specialists, and planners, as well as students and scholars in environmental policy, geography, hydrology, ecology, and related fields.

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About the Author

Peter Gleick is president of the Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment, and Security in Oakland, California. He is widely recognized as one of the world's leading experts on freshwater resources, and is a member of the Water Science and Technology Board of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, and an Academician of the International Water Academy in Oslo, Norway. He was recently named by the BBC as a "visionary on the environment" in its Essential Guide to the 21st Century.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Island Press; REV edition (June 28, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1559639490
• ISBN-13: 978-1559639491
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,008,540 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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."