The World’s Water The Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Gleick, Peter H. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : Imprint: Island Press, 2014.
• Series: The World’s Water
• Subjects: Environment.; Environmental management.; Climate change.; Sustainable development.; Marine sciences.; Freshwater.; Marine & Freshwater Sciences.; Sustainable Development.; Climate Change.; Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management.

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 o...

Table of Contents:

• Foreword
• Introduction
• 1. Global Water Governance in the Twenty-First Century
• 2. Shared Risks and Interests: The Case for Private Sector Engagement in Water Policy and Management
• 3. Sustainable Water Jobs
• 4. Hydraulic Fracturing and Water Resources: What Do We Know and Need to Know?
• 5. Water Footprint
• 6. Key Issues for Seawater Desalination in California: Cost and Financing
• 7. Zombie Water Projects
• Water Brief 1. The Syrian Conflict and the Role of Water
• Water Brief 2. The Red Sea–Dead Sea Project Update
• Water Brief 3. Water and Conflict: Events, Trends, and Analysis (2011–2012)
• Water Brief 4. Water Conflict Chronology
• Data Section
• Water Units, Data Conversions, and Constants
• Comprehensive Table of Contents
• Comprehensive Index.