The Water Atlas.The Water Atlas Robin Clarke & Jannet King The New Press 38 Greene St., New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , NY 10013 1565849078 $24.95 thenewpress.com The Water Atlas: A Unique Visual Analysis Of The World's Most Critical Resource is the impressively collaborative work of environmental experts Robin Clarke (Editor of the World Meteorological me·te·or·ol·o·gy n. The science that deals with the phenomena of the atmosphere, especially weather and weather conditions. [French météorologie, from Greek Organization' "World Climate News") and Jannet King (who has worked for many years editing and researching environmental, political, and historical atlases A historical atlas is an atlas that includes historical maps and charts depicting the evolving geopolitical landscape. They are helpful in understanding historical context, the scope and scale of historical events and historical subjects (such as the expansion of the Roman Empire), ). The Water Atlas is the first publication to give shape and meaning to the complex statistics about water use, reuse reuse - Using code developed for one application program in another application. Traditionally achieved using program libraries. Object-oriented programming offers reusability of code via its techniques of inheritance and genericity. , and control. Enhanced with a range of maps notable for both clarity and detail, The Water Atlas offers the latest findings with respect to water distribution world-wide, the real cost of use in water-rich countries, and the dangers privatization privatization: see nationalization. privatization Transfer of government services or assets to the private sector. State-owned assets may be sold to private owners, or statutory restrictions on competition between privately and publicly owned and profit with respect to water management and distribution. Of special interest are the detailed profiles of vulnerable regions ranging from California, to the Middle East, to India. A unique reference, The Water Atlas is "reader friendly" for non-specialists with an interest in water conservation issues, and reliably informative for academia, water management professionals, governmental policy makers, and environmental activists. |
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