Freshwater

Freshwater is our planet's most precious resource, and also the least conserved. This book traces the complex history of the steady growth of humankind's water consumption, which today reaches some 9.7 quadrillion gallons per year. It includes detailed case studies from the US, Russia and Chile.

Autorentext

James Balliett graduated from Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts, studying environmental issues and writing. His senior thesis was about a winter he spent on the summit of Mount Washington in New Hampshire. Two years later, he was awarded his masters of science degree in environmental studies from Antioch New England Graduate School.

His experiences include a project for the US Forest Service in southeast Alaska, work for the harbormaster in Chatham, Massachusetts, and as a natural resource officer in Barnstable, Massachusetts where he helped manage a piping plover colony. While living in Burlington, Vermont, Balliett was a reporter for the Burlington Free Press and worked at the Chamber of Commerce where he directed their government affairs office. While living in Colorado's front range, he served as an advocacy manager for Housing Colorado. He currently resides on Cape Cod and writes for the Cape Codder Newspaper, covering a range of community, environmental, and business news. His five environmental science books (mountains, forests, wetlands, freshwater, and oceans) make up a set on Environmental Issues, Global Perspectives.

Inhalt

Part 1 Introduction to Freshwater; Chapter 1 The Wonders of Freshwater; Chapter 2 Humans and Freshwater; Part 2 Global Freshwater Case Studies; Chapter 3 Salton Sea California; Chapter 4 Niger River West Africa; Chapter 5 Lake Baikal Russia; Chapter 6 Kuwait Middle East; Chapter 7 New York City New York; Chapter 8 Murray-Darling Basin Australia; Chapter 9 Santiago Chile; Part 3 Freshwater Conclusion; Chapter 10 Water Challenges; Chapter 11 The Water Horizon;