[ THE WORLD'S WATER, VOLUME 8: THE BIENNIAL REPORT ON FRESHWATER RESOURCES ] By Gleick, Peter H ( Author) 2014 [ Paperback ]

by Peter H. Gleick

Foreword by Ismail Serageldin Introduction 1. Global Water Governance in the Twenty-First Century Heather Cooley, Newsha Ajami, Mai-Lan Ha, Veena Srinivasan, Jason Morrison, Kristina Donnelly, and Juliet Christian-Smith Global Water Challenges The Emergence of Global Water Governance Conclusions 2. Shared Risks and The Case for Private Sector Engagement in Water Policy and Management Peter Schulte, Stuart Orr, and Jason Morrison The Business Case for Investing in Sustainable Water Management Utilizing Corporate Resources While Ensuring Public Interest Outcomes and Preventing Policy Capture Moving Unlocking Mutually Beneficial Corporate Action on Water 3. Sustainable Water Jobs Eli Moore, Heather Cooley, Juliet Christian-Smith, and Kristina Donnelly Water Challenges in Today's Economy Job Quality and Growth in Sustainable Water Occupations Conclusions Recommendations 4. Hydraulic Fracturing and Water What Do We Know and Need to Know? Heather Cooley and Kristina Donnelly Overview of Hydraulic Fracturing Concerns Associated with Hydraulic Fracturing Operations Water Challenges Conclusions 5. Water Footprint Julian Fulton, Heather Cooley, and Peter H. Gleick The Water Footprint Concept Water, Carbon, and Ecological Footprints and Nexus Thinking Water Footprint Findings Conclusion 6. Key Issues for Seawater Desalination in Cost and Financing Heather Cooley and Newsha Ajami How Much Does Seawater Desalination Cost? Desalination Projects and Risk Case Studies Conclusions 7. Zombie Water Projects Peter H. Gleick, Matthew Heberger, and Kristina Donnelly The North American Water and Power Alliance-NAWAPA The Reber Plan Alaskan Water Shipments Las Vegas Valley Pipeline Project Diverting the Missouri River to the West Conclusions WATER BRIEF 1. The Syrian Conflict and the Role of Water Peter H. Gleick 2. The Red Sea-Dead Sea Project Update Kristina Donnelly 3. Water and Events, Trends, and Analysis (2011-2012) Peter H. Gleick and Matthew Heberger 4. Water Conflict Chronology Peter H. Gleick and Matthew Heberger DATA SECTION Data Table 1: Total Renewable Freshwater Supply by Country (2013 Update) Data Table 2: Freshwater Withdrawal by Country and Sector (2013 Update) Data Table 3 Access to Improved Drinking Water by Country, 1970-2008 Data Table 3 Access to Improved Drinking Water by Country, 2011 Update Data Table 4 Access to Improved Sanitation by Country, 1970-2008 Data Table 4 Access to Improved Sanitation by Country, 2011 Update Data Table 5: MDG Progress on Access to Safe Drinking Water by Region Data Table 6: MDG Progress on Access to Sanitation by Region Data Table 7: Monthly Natural Runoff for the World's Major River Basins, by Flow Volume Data Table 8: Monthly Natural Runoff for the World's Major River Basins, by Basin Name Data Table 9: Area Equipped for Irrigation Actually Irrigated Data Table 10: Overseas Development Assistance for Water Supply and Sanitation, by Donating Country, 2004-2011 Data Table 11: Overseas Development Assistance for Water Supply and Sanitation, by Subsector, 2007-2011 Data Table 12: Per Capita Water Footprint of National Consumption, by Country, 1996-2005 Data Table 13: Per Capita Water Footprint of National Consumption, by Sector and Country, 1996-2005 Data Table 14: Total Water Footprint of National Consumption, by Country, 1996-2005 Data Table 15: Total Water Footprint of Natio

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First published January 1, 2014

About the author

Dr. Peter H. Gleick (born 1956) is a scientist working on issues related to the environment, economic development, and international security, with a focus on global freshwater challenges. He works at the Pacific Institute in Oakland, California, which he co-founded in 1987. In 2003 he was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship for his work on water resources. Among the issues he has addressed are conflicts over water resources [1], the impacts of climate change on water resources, the human right to water, and the problems of the billions of people without safe, affordable, and reliable water and sanitation.
Gleick received a B.S. from Yale University and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Energy and Resources from the University of California, Berkeley. Gleick is the author of the biennial series on the state of the world's water, called The World's Water,[2] published by Island Press, Washington, D.C., regularly provides testimony to the United States Congress and state legislatures, and has published many scientific articles. He serves as a major source of information on water issues for the media, and has been featured on CNBC, CNN, Fresh Air with Terry Gross [3], NPR, and in articles in The New Yorker,[4] and many other publications. He has also been featured in a wide range of water-related documentary films, including "Running Dry" [5] and "Flow: For Love of Water" [6], accepted for the 2008 Sundance Film Festival.
He is the brother of noted author James Gleick and editor Elizabeth Gleick.

Reviews

[Grace · Rating 3 out of 5]

I received an electronic review copy of the book sans data appendices courtesy of netgalley. The formatting was .VERY. strange and distracting, but that is not the fault of the author.

The content is an excellent overview of the issues surrounding freshwater resources, just as the title implies. I cannot do a full review without seeing the data appendices, but what I read, I liked.

The book is for a general audience, but the excellent bibliographies at the end of each section can point the interested reader to more learning resources. (I have a BS in chemistry, a PhD in chemical physics and work in environmental science. I didn't pick up anything in the book that was overly technical or jargon, but someone less familiar with the subject might.)

On amazon, someone gave this book a crummy review even though they said that they had not read it b/c it only came in a "dead tree" version. I have read the netgalley kindle version that contains the first 200 pages and that is why I am only giving it 3 stars. If you read the table of contents, the real physical book is over 400 pages and contains 200 pages of compiled water data. That's the real value of the book and the kindle screen is too small and the interface is not conducive to flipping back and forth between data tables.

A real water professional will want to purchase the paper book for the data tables and bibliographies. I highly recommend that libraries also purchase a copy for students and water planners in their community.

[Mona Mona · Rating 5 out of 5]

it's very usefull reference for those who interested in the water resources field .. with updated information about freshwater all over the world ..