Water in Crisis: A Guide to the World's Fresh Water Resources

Book Overview

Among the most compelling environmental issues of today and tomorrow are those concerning the world's fresh water resources. Peter H. Gleick's important new volume, Water in Crisis, addresses the timely and sometimes controversial aspects of world water use. At stake are water quality, quantity, and possible future conflicts over shared international water resources. Nine essays by leading specialists from fields as diverse as hydrology, zoology,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195076281
• ISBN13: 9780195076288
• Release Date: August 1993
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 504 Pages
• Weight: 3.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 8.2" x 11.8"