Global Thirst : Water and Society in the 21st Century

by Wennersten, John R.

• ISBN13: 9780764339738
• ISBN10: 0764339737
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-04-28
• Publisher: Schiffer Pub Ltd

Summary

In an age of misinformation and public apprehension about climate change, droughts, floods, and polluted drinking water, Global Thirst offers a critical perspective on water, its uses, and access, as a major global issue in the 21st century. Environmental historian John R. Wennersten turns an unflinching eye on today's global water problems, critically analyzing pollution, drought, dying rivers, and the privatization of water utilities. He also offers commentary on what kinds of sustainable water options we should be pursuing in the 21st century. Wennersten's analysis of water ranges from Nigeria to India and China to Australia and the United Statesit goes a long way towards correcting the popular notion that "there will always be water." This is an ideal treatise for professionals working in government, the environment, international affairs, and public policy.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. 4
Introduction: The Cruel Arithmetic of Water	p. 8
Cool Clear Water	p. 19
Water and Global Conflict	p. 39
America: Polluted and Parched	p. 57
India's Make or Break Water Issue	p. 79
Sanitation, Splendor, & Squalor	p. 97
Big Water and Privatization	p. 115
Droughts and Dying Rivers	p. 131
The Three-Degree Difference	p. 151
Black Swans & Other Water Scenarios	p. 163
Global Thirst	p. 181
Endnotes	p. 185
Index	p. 191
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