[Read] The Atlas of Water: Mapping the World's Most Critical Resource For Kindle
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Climate change,?population increase,?and the demands made by the growing number of people adopting urban lifestyles and western diets?threaten the world?s supply of freshwater, edging us closer to a global?water?crisis, with dire implications for agriculture, the economy, the environment, and human health. Completely revised and updated,?The?Atlas?of?Water?is a compelling visual guide to the state of this life-sustaining resource. Using vivid graphics, maps, and charts, it explores the complex human interaction with?water?around?the world. This vibrant?atlas?addresses all the pressing issues concerning?water,?from?water?shortages and excessive demand, to dams, pollution, and privatization,?all considered in terms of the growing threat of an increasingly unpredictable climate. It also outlines critical tools for managing?water, providing safe access to?water, and preserving the future of the world?s?water?supply.
Climate change,?population increase,?and the demands made by the growing number of people adopting urban lifestyles and western diets?threaten the world?s supply of freshwater, edging us closer to a global?water?crisis, with dire implications for agriculture, the economy, the environment, and human health. Completely revised and updated,?The?Atlas?of?Water?is a compelling visual guide to the state of this life-sustaining resource. Using vivid graphics, maps, and charts, it explores the complex human interaction with?water?around?the world. This vibrant?atlas?addresses all the pressing issues concerning?water,?from?water?shortages and excessive demand, to dams, pollution, and privatization,?all considered in terms of the growing threat of an increasingly unpredictable climate. It also outlines critical tools for managing?water, providing safe access to?water, and preserving the future of the world?s?water?supply.