World Water Resources at the Beginning of the Twenty-First Century (International Hydrology Series)
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'... a significant milestone in our knowledge of the world's water resources ... it will be of immense value to hydrologists worldwide, but also provides a source book for oceanographers and climatologists ... that will doubtless form the major source book of the next decade and deserves to be on the shelves of every university library.' The Eggs
'The global yet geographically explicit scope of this book makes it a highly valuable and ultimately essential update to related earlier publications. ... a landmark compendium for all involved in water resources research and management worldwide.' Dieter Gerten, Hydrological Sciences Journal
Book Description
This volume provides a modern assessment of the state of the world's water resources. It collects in one place a huge amount of data. A uniform methodological approach for each continent is then built upon to analyse the dynamics of water resources, water use and water availability for the Earth as a whole, and for all natural-economic regions and selected countries, as well as river water inflow to the World Ocean. A dependence of water resources and water use upon climate factors and socio-economic conditions is demonstrated. Regions of water stress and deficit are highlighted, and a great increase of such regions in the future is forecast if present trends towards water use remain. The effect of anthropogenic climate change on water resources and water needs is also considered. This volume will prove to be an invaluable resource for all researchers and policy-makers involved in water resource issues.
World Water Resources at the Beginning of the Twenty-First Century (International Hydrology Series)
World Water Resources at the Beginning of the Twenty-First Century (International Hydrology Series),I. A. Shiklomanov,John C. Rodda,Cambridge University Press,0521820855,Earth Sciences - Geology,Earth Sciences - Hydrology,Hydrology,Natural Resources,Nature/Ecology,Science,Water balance (Hydrology),Water consumption,Water use,Environmental science,Hydrology (freshwater),Management of land & natural resources,Science / Geology
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