Let there be water : Israel's solution for a water-starved world / Seth M Siegel
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TextLanguage: English Publisher: India :C Thomas Dunne Books/ St. Martin's Press, 2015Edition: First editionDescription: x, 337 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 25 cmISBN: 9781466885448Subject(s): Water-supply -- Israel | Water resources development -- Israel | Water resources developmentDDC classification: 333.910 | Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Books | Institute of Public Enterprise, Library S Campus | 333.910 SIE (Browse shelf) | Available | 45894 |
Introduction: A global water crisis looms --
Part I: The creation of a water-focused nation. A water-respecting culture ; The national water carrier ; Managing a national water system --
Part II: The transformation. Revolution(s) on the farm ; Turning waste into water ; Desalination: science, engineering, and alchemy ; Renewing the water of Israel --
Part III: The world beyond Israel's borders. Turning water into a global business ; Israel, Jordan, and the Palestinians: finding a regional water solution ; Hydro-diplomacy: Israel's use of water for global engagement ; No one is immune: California and the burden of affluence --
Part IV: How Israel did it. Guiding philosophy.
"As every day brings urgent reports of growing water shortages around the world, there is no time to lose in the search for solutions. The US government predicts that forty of our fifty states--and sixty percent of the earth's land surface--will soon face alarming gaps between available water and the growing demand for it. Without action, food prices will rise, economic growth will slow, and political instability is
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