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.
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Reclaiming Our Water In An Age Of Globalization
Water has long been the object of political ambition and conflict. Recent history is full of leaders who tried to harness water to realize national dreams. Yet the people who most need water-farmers, rural villages, impoverished communities-...
313 pages
6 x 9
The Struggle To Revive An American Town
Leadville explores the clash between a small mining town high up in Colorado's Rocky Mountains and the federal government, determined to clean up the toxic mess left from a hundred years of mining.
Set amidst the historic streets and...
312 pages
6 x 9
Vol. 1: International Agreements Compilation and Analysis
An analysis is provided of the most relevant provisions on freshwater ecosystems conservation, present in international treaties, and bilateral and multilateral agreements relating to rivers and lakes. Also includes an analysis of relevant...
324 pages
8.2 x 11.2
Managing Water For People And Nature
The conventional approach to river protection has focused on water quality and maintaining some ""minimum"" flow that was thought necessary to ensure the viability of a river. In recent years, however, scientific research...
220 pages
6 x 9
38 photos and illustrations
A Web Of Connections
One of the most pressing challenges of the 21st century is to develop a means of satisfying the water demands of an ever-expanding human population while at the same time protecting the aquatic ecosystems and ecological services upon which all...
312 pages
6 x 9
Adaptation Of Water Resources Management To Climate Change
Climate change is here and will be with us for the long term. The challenge facing water professionals is how to make decisions in the face of this new uncertainty. This book outlines a new management approach that moves beyond technical quick...
51 pages
7.2 x 9.8
The Biennial Report On Freshwater Resources
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...
300 pages
8.5 x 11
A world strategy for conservation and sustainable management of water resources in the 21st century. Compilation of all project documents
This compilation contains all key documents produced during the development of the Vision for Water and Nature, the environment and ecosystems componant of the Vision for Water, Life and the Environment for the 21st Century, generally known as...
223 pages
6 x 9
A Conservation Assessment
North America's freshwater habitats and the extraordinary biodiversity they contain are facing unprecedented threats from a range of sources, including flow alteration, habitat fragmentation, introduced species, and overall land use changes. With...
368 pages
8.5 x 11
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