Water Woes: Conserving and Managing Our Future Lifeline
Kumar, H.D.
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Book ID : 30577
ISBN-10 : 81-7035-440-4 / 8170354404
ISBN-13 : 978-81-7035-440-6 / 9788170354406
Place
of Publication :
Delhi
Year
of Publication :
2006
Edition :
Language : English
xi, 392p., Figs., Tables, Index, 23 cm.
CONTENTS
DESCRIPTION
A recent Millennium Ecosystem Assessment conducted by experts from 95 countries concluded that a substantial fraction of the ecosystem services that support life on Earth, including freshwater, are being degraded or used unsustainably. This book examines the underlying causes and suggstes ways and means to reverse this alarming trend. The monograph gives brief accounts of a variety of aquatic resources, water harvesting, and water for development and health. It introduces the looming water crises and discusses suitable conservation and management strategies. It should serve as a supplementary text for water-related courses in traditional and agricultural universities as well as in Institutes of Technology.
