TY - BOOK AU - Gleick,Peter H. ED - SpringerLink (Online service) TI - The World’s Water: The Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources T2 - The World’s Water SN - 9781610910484 AV - TD419-428 U1 - 363.7394 23 PY - 2011/// CY - Washington, DC PB - Island Press/Center for Resource Economics, Imprint: Island Press KW - Environmental sciences KW - Hydraulic engineering KW - Agriculture KW - Climatic changes KW - Environmental pollution KW - Environment KW - Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution KW - Climate Change KW - Hydrogeology N1 - Foreword -- Introduction -- 1. Climate Change and Transboundary Waters -- 2. Corporate Water Management -- 3. Water Quality- 4. Fossil Fuels and Water Quality -- 5. Australia’s Millennium Drought: Impacts and Responses -- 6. China Dams -- 7. U.S. Water Policy Reform -- Water Brief 1. Bottled Water and Energy -- Water Brief 2. The Great Lakes Water Agreements -- Water Brief 3. Water in the Movies -- Water Brief 4. Water Conflict Chronology -- Data Section -- Water Units, Data Conversions, and Constants -- Comprehensive Table of Contents -- Comprehensive Index N2 - 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 7 features chapters on U.S. water policy, transboundary waters, and the effects of fossil fuel production on water resources, among other timely issues. Water briefs provide concise updates on topics including bottled water, The Great Lakes Water Agreement, and water and security.   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 UR - http://148.231.10.114:2048/login?url=http://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-1-59726-228-6 ER -