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Let there be water : Israel's solution for a water-starved world / Seth M Siegel

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: India :C Thomas Dunne Books/ St. Martin's Press, 2015.Edition: First editionDescription: x, 337 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9781466885448
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 333.910 SIE
Contents:
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.
Summary: "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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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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