Who Owns The Water

Author : Klaus Lanz,Christian Rentsch
Publisher : Lars Muller Publishers
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2006-09-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:49015003153245

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Who Owns the Water? by Klaus Lanz,Christian Rentsch Pdf

"The shortage of fresh, clean water,” states a report by the Human Rights Commission, "is the greatest danger to which mankind has ever been exposed.” It is only thanks to water and its mysterious qualities that life on earth is possible at all. Without water there would be no food, no clothing, there would not even be the ink the Bill of Rights was written with. Who owns the Water? discusses the phenomenon of water, marvels at its uniqueness and addresses the dangers and opportunities water offers to life. The book looks at the most important questions about providing drinking water and producing food, but also deals with water as a destructive force, and investigates the chemical qualities of the molecule. Who owns the Water? points out the risks of unlimited privatization of water, and records how dependence on water is exploited. Committed picture sequences and detailed texts explain how water can belong to no one, but has to be treated responsibly and held in appropriate esteem by the whole of mankind.

Author : Maude Barlow
Publisher : ECW Press
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2019-09-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781773054278

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Whose Water Is It, Anyway? by Maude Barlow Pdf

“Maude Barlow is one of our planet’s greatest water defenders.” — Naomi Klein, bestselling author of This Changes Everything and The Shock Doctrine The Blue Communities Project is dedicated to three primary things: that access to clean, drinkable water is a basic human right; that municipal and community water will be held in public hands; and that single-use plastic water bottles will not be available in public spaces. With its simple, straightforward approach, the movement has been growing around the world for a decade. Today, Paris, Berlin, Bern, and Montreal are just a few of the cities that have made themselves Blue Communities. In Whose Water Is It, Anyway?, renowned water justice activist Maude Barlow recounts her own education in water issues as she and her fellow grassroots water warriors woke up to the immense pressures facing water in a warming world. Concluding with a step-by-step guide to making your own community blue, Maude Barlow’s latest book is a heartening example of how ordinary people can effect enormous change.

Author : Cynthia Barnett
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2007-04-03
Category : History
ISBN : 0472115634

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Mirage by Cynthia Barnett Pdf

Florida's parched swamps and sprawling subdivisions set the stage for a look at water crisis throughout the American East, from water-diversion threats in the Great Lakes to tapped-out freshwater aquifers along the Atlantic seaboard. This title shows how the eastern half of the nation has squandered so much of its abundant fresh water.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 2388 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Public works
ISBN : UCAL:B4681433

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Public Works for Water and Power Development and Energy Research Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1976 by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Rio Grande Watershed (Colo.-Mexico and Tex.)
ISBN : UCR:31210024875526

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Water Management Study by Anonim Pdf

Author : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Committee on Small Water Supply Systems
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1997-01-30
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780309055277

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Safe Water From Every Tap by National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Committee on Small Water Supply Systems Pdf

Small communities violate federal requirements for safe drinking water as much as three times more often than cities. Yet these communities often cannot afford to improve their water service. Safe Water From Every Tap reviews the risks of violating drinking water standards and discusses options for improving water service in small communities. Included are detailed reviews of a wide range of technologies appropriate for treating drinking water in small communities. The book also presents a variety of institutional options for improving the management efficiency and financial stability of water systems.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Interior and Insular Affairs Committee
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105110714883

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Missouri River Basin Industrial Water Marketing by United States. Congress. Senate. Interior and Insular Affairs Committee Pdf

Author : Peter Annin
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2009-08-25
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781597266376

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The Great Lakes Water Wars by Peter Annin Pdf

The Great Lakes are the largest collection of fresh surface water on earth, and more than 40 million Americans and Canadians live in their basin. Will we divert water from the Great Lakes, causing them to end up like Central Asia's Aral Sea, which has lost 90 percent of its surface area and 75 percent of its volume since 1960? Or will we come to see that unregulated water withdrawals are ultimately catastrophic? Peter Annin writes a fast-paced account of the people and stories behind these upcoming battles. Destined to be the definitive story for the general public as well as policymakers, The Great Lakes Water Wars is a balanced, comprehensive look behind the scenes at the conflicts and compromises that are the past-and future-of this unique resource.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Home ownership
ISBN : CORNELL:31924107985628

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Who Owns the Nation's Rental Properties? by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Water-supply
ISBN : UCSD:31822025673773

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U.S. Geological Survey Water-supply Paper by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Resources. Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Law
ISBN : PSU:000024730631

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Water Rights by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Resources. Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources Pdf

Author : United States. Congress
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1064 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1910
Category : Law
ISBN : HARVARD:32044107589087

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Congressional Record by United States. Congress Pdf

The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)

Author : Terje Tvedt
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-25
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780857723086

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A Journey in the Future of Water by Terje Tvedt Pdf

Nourished by fears of global warming and climate change, water has become an issue of urgent international concern. Is flooding across Europe and Asia a warning of more extreme weather conditions in times to come? Will rising sea-levels threaten some of the most densely populated regions of the Earth. And as the world population approaches 7 billion, placing increasing demands on our limited global water supply, will there be conflict over access to water? Fundamental questions about the future of humanity are being asked, and for the first time in history they have to do with the role of water and our ability to control it. In 'A Journey in the Future of Water' leading water expert, TerjeTvedt, explores the impact of our growing water concerns. In a journey that takes him to more than twenty-five countries and across all continents he talks with water experts, politicians and local people to find out more about the ways in which different nations are seeking to respond. From Project Moses, where gigantic underwater gates will rise to prevent the inundation of Venice, to India's River Link Plan, connecting thirty-seven Himalayan rivers to rivers in the south, the author has examined some the world's largest engineering projects, travelled the great river valleys, explored the rain-soaked coasts of Scandinavia and the rain-starved deserts of the Sahara and Oman. From Las Vegas to Lourdes, from Norway to the Nile, he has taken part in water festivals and rituals in Africa and India, travelled to poor nomadic societies and some of the largest cities in the world, in order to better understand this most precious of resources and its determining role in the life of the planet. The result is both one of the most comprehensive and accessible accounts of current and future global water issues and a celebration of water itself.

Author : Ganesh Pangare,Vasudha Pangare,Binayak Das
Publisher : Academic Foundation
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Nature
ISBN : 817188489X

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Springs of Life by Ganesh Pangare,Vasudha Pangare,Binayak Das Pdf

This exhaustive account of water in India documents the natural beauty of the country's bodies of water, the ways in which communities live and interact with water (particularly in turbulent ecosystems), the resilience of people living in water-stressed regions, and common sense solutions to local water problems. Detailing the past, present, and future of India's water resources, this unique book combines thorough research with a coffee-table style presentation with photographs that document the authors' extensive travels across the country.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Public Works
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1640 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Energy policy
ISBN : STANFORD:36105119529100

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Public Works for Water and Power Development and Energy Research Appropriation Bill, 1976 by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Public Works Pdf