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Ted Das Schnabeltier Und (teilzeit) Klempner
IP (Interactive Publications) 2011; US$ 9.00Auf Abruf repariert Ted tropfende Wasserprobleme und schlechte Launen. Aus seinem Werkzeugkasten zaubert er Lächelspray, eine Feder oder einen Witz. Und wenn Sansibars Familie Hilfe benötigt, ist Ted sofort zur Stelle. Trotz der Wildkatzen entlang des Bachufers. Im Wasser flie�en Geheimnisse, Geschichten und allerlei (eklige) Sachen! Als Umweltschützer... more...
Introduction to Water in California
University of California Press 2009; US$ 21.95The food each of us consumes per day represents an investment of 4,500 gallons of water, according to the California Farm Bureau. In this densely populated state where it rains only six months out of the year, where does all that water come from? This thoroughly engaging, concise book tells the story of California's most precious resource, tracing... more...
Renewable Energy Applications for Freshwater Production
CRC Press 2012; US$ 119.95Worldwide, many regions have a great potential to cover part of their pressing water needs by renewable energy powered water treatment processes using either thermal or membrane based technologies. Not only arid and semiarid regions are increasingly suffering from water shortage but also many other regions face a limitation of freshwater resources... more...
Corporate Water Strategies
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 84.95In the past businesses have viewed water as a minimal operational cost and not a strategic issue. However, water has now emerged as a critical issue for both corporations and the public sector in response to increased water demand, climatic risks and potentially negative impacts on brand value. This innovative book provides up to date information... more...
Water Diplomacy
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 34.95Water is the resource that will determine the wealth, welfare, and stability of many countries in the twenty-first century. This book offers a new approach to managing water that will overcome the conflicts that emerge when the interactions among natural, societal, and political forces are overlooked. At the heart of these conflicts are complex water... more...
Where the Waters Divide
Lexington Books 2012; US$ 59.99This timely and important scholarship advances an empirical understanding of Canada?s contemporary ?Indian? problem. Where the Waters Divide is one of the few book monographs that analyze how contemporary neoliberal reforms (in the manner of de-regulation, austerity measures, common sense policies, privatization, etc.) are woven through and... more...
Ancient Water Technologies
Springer 2010; US$ 99.99There is no more fundamental resource than water. The basis of all life, water is fast becoming a key issue in today's world, as well as a source of conflict. This fascinating book, which sets out many of the ingenious methods by which ancient societies gathered, transported and stored water, is a timely publication as overextraction and profligacy... more...
Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna Waters
CRC Press 2012; US$ 139.95Once a prosperous region, the Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna (GBM) river basin-inhabited by about a tenth of the world's population-is currently one of the poorest. Large-scale socioeconomic development is urgently needed to ensure the sustainability of the region, and the management of water resources is a crucial part of this. Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna... more...
Water-Quality Engineering in Natural Systems
Wiley 2012; US$ 125.00Provides the tools needed to control and remediate the quality of natural water systems Now in its Second Edition, this acclaimed text sets forth core concepts and principles that govern the fate and transport of contaminants in water, giving environmental and civil engineers and students a full set of tools to design systems that effectively... more...
Drought
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 89.95Drought is one of the likely consequences of climate change in many regions of the world. Together with an increased demand for water resources to supply the world's growing population, it represents a potentially disastrous threat to water supplies, agriculture and food production, leading to famine and environmental degradation. Yet predicting drought... more...









