{"product_id":"water-sustainability-j-a-a-jones-9781138167940","title":"Water Sustainability: A Global Perspective","description":"\u003cp\u003eUsing the latest mapping techniques, J.A.A. Jones, Chair of the IGU Commission for Water Sustainability, examines water availability, the impact of climate change and the problems created for water management worldwide as well as possible solutions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWater Sustainability: A Global Perspective is one of the first textbook to meld the physical and human aspects affecting the world's water resources. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Part One outlines the challenges and investigates the human factors: population growth; urbanization and pollution; the commercialization of water, including globalization and privatization; and the impacts of war, terrorism and the credit crunch. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Part Two examines the physical aspects: the restless water cycle, the impact of past and future climate change and the problems change and unreliability create for water management. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Part Three discusses current and future solutions including improved efficiency and water treatment systems, desalination, weather modification and rainwater harvesting, and improved legal and administrative frameworks. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Jones concludes by asking how far technical and financial innovations can overcome the limitations of climatic resources and examining the human and environmental costs involved in such developments. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book is the ideal text for any student of water sustainability whether approaching the subject from the point of view of international relations, geography or environmental management.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J. a. a. Jones\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138167940\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138167940\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/26\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.20h x 8.60w x 1.20d","brand":"J. a. a. Jones","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48447834358015,"sku":"9781138167940","price":255.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_52b5f0b9-6dab-441f-8c31-d92dbbe3a3a6.jpg?v=1777235128","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/water-sustainability-j-a-a-jones-9781138167940","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}