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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Managing water Managing water Richard Spilsbury Properties of water - Water supply - Freshwater and groundwater stores - Water distribution and treatment - Acid rain - Changes to water availability including draining and drying wetlands, river div… OL11709919W
Does private sector participation improve performance in electricity and water distribution? Does private sector participation improve performance in electricity and water distribution? Katharina Gassner "This book will be of interest to people involved in sector reform and infrastructure service delivery, in particular in developing countries."--Jacket. OL12049767W
AWWA/WEF Information Management & Technology Conference AWWA/WEF Information Management & Technology Conference Multiple Contributors,AWWA/WEF Information Management & Technology Conference (2004 Baltimore, Md.) Proceedings of a joint conference of the American Water Works Association and the Water Environment Federation, addressing a variety of subjects relating to water quality management. OL15297138W
Water Water Sandra Alters Focuses on the social and moral issues surrounding water resources. OL18168727W
Vakıf su defterleri Vakıf su defterleri Ahmet Kal'a İstanbul İli (Turkey); water supply; history; sources. OL18229053W
Water resources in Jordan Water resources in Jordan Munther J. Haddadin "This is the first comprehensive, multi-disciplinary book to address water policy in Jordan. Edited by the former Minister of Water and Irrigation of Jordan, with contributions by other prominent Jor… OL18530260W
Water Water Steven Solomon "A narrative account of how water has shaped human society from the ancient past to the present"--Provided by publisher. OL18649828W
Water resources planning and management Water resources planning and management R. Quentin Grafton,Karen Hussey "Water is an increasingly critical issue at the forefront of global policy change, management and planning. There are growing concerns about water as a renewable resource, its availability for a wide… OL19910484W
Water Supply Management Water Supply Management David Stephenson Supply of sufficient clean drinking water is often taken for granted, but it requires a considerable technical and financial effort to ensure reliable and economic water supply. <br/> This volume pre… OL19910498W
Running dry Running dry Stuart A. Kallen As the planet's population explodes, so does the demand for water. About one out of every nine people in the world does not have access to safe drinking water, while one out of every five almost 1.5 … OL20002388W
Nīlī Dillī pyāsī Dillī Nīlī Dillī pyāsī Dillī Āditya Avasthī On water scarcity in Delhi and brief history of stepwell, a resource of water conservation in ancient Delhi. OL24288782W
The Colorado river The Colorado river Joan Nichols Examines the location, origin, history, and uses of the Colorado River and explains how it earned the nickname "Lifeline of the Southwest." OL24699047W
Small town, perfect storm Small town, perfect storm Barbara Wolcott An " ... environmental public health disaster lay under a town of 12,000 people - Los Osos, California. It had already contaminated one of two aquifers serving them and the surrounding area. Now it t… OL26199823W
The last tree The last tree Denise Getson Kira has never felt a drop of rain, but she carries a sea within her. In Kira's world, nothing is more precious than water, meaning nothing is more precious than Kira's gift. While the few remaining … OL27684102W
Oregon water Oregon water William Orr,Elizabeth Orr "Familiar with the idiosyncrasies of our well and our water cycles, we know how to conserve, but what happens when a town, an industry, or even! a wide geographic region runs out of water? A simple p… OL27961668W
Our water supply Our water supply Peggy Bresnick Kendler Discover how water is cleaned, stored up for use, pumped to our homes, and why it is important that we save water. OL29318368W
Great Lakes for Sale Great Lakes for Sale Dave Dempsey A must-read book from a renowned environmental writer about one of our most precious natural resources OL5701723W
A Drop in the Ocean A Drop in the Ocean Jacqui Bailey,Matthew Lilly Science Works - Our everyday world is full of stories about science. From physics and fossils to the food chain, these bright, funny books show why things happen and how they work. Readers will enjoy… OL5740845W
Drowning the Dream Drowning the Dream David Carle "With extensive use of oral histories, contemporary newspaper articles, and autobiographies, Carle explores the historic change in California, showing that imported water has shaped the pattern of po… OL5841550W
My water comes from the mountains My water comes from the mountains Tiffany Fourment Describes the journey through a watershed of snow that falls in Boulder, Colorado, is transformed into drinking water, and eventually flows into the Atlantic Ocean to begin the process again. OL6031224W
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