Globalization of water [Book] sharing the planet's freshwater resources by Arjen Y. Hoekstra and Ashok K. Chapagain.

By:

Hoekstra, Arjen Y, 1967-

Contributor(s):

Chapagain, Ashok K

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2008.Description: xii, 208 pages, [8] p. of plates : ill., maps (chiefly col.) ; 24 cmISBN:

9781405163354 (hardback)
1405163356 (alk. paper)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

333.91 22

Other classification:

333.91

Summary: Globalization of Water is a first-of-its-kind review of the critical relationship between globalization and sustainable water management. It explores the impact of international trade on local water depletion and pollution and identifies “water dependent” nations. •Examines the critical link between water management and international trade, considering how local water depletion and pollution are often closely tied to the structure of the global economy •Offers a consumer-based indicator of each nation’s water use: the water footprint •Questions whether trade can enhance global water use efficiency, or whether it simply shifts the environmental burden to a distant location •Highlights the hidden link between national consumption and the use of water resources across the globe, identifying the threats facing ‘water dependent’ countries worldwide •Provides a state-of-the-art review and in-depth data source for a new field of knowledge

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	Junaid Zaidi Library, COMSATS University Islamabad 2nd Floor	333.91 HOE-G (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		31934

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Globalization of Water is a first-of-its-kind review of the critical relationship between globalization and sustainable water management. It explores the impact of international trade on local water depletion and pollution and identifies “water dependent” nations. •Examines the critical link between water management and international trade, considering how local water depletion and pollution are often closely tied to the structure of the global economy •Offers a consumer-based indicator of each nation’s water use: the water footprint •Questions whether trade can enhance global water use efficiency, or whether it simply shifts the environmental burden to a distant location •Highlights the hidden link between national consumption and the use of water resources across the globe, identifying the threats facing ‘water dependent’ countries worldwide •Provides a state-of-the-art review and in-depth data source for a new field of knowledge

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