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Greenhaven Press
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English

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Will the world run out of fresh water?
2011, Greenhaven Press
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Table of Contents

Introduction
There is a looming global fresh water shortage / Paul Alois
To solve the looming fresh water shortage, people must learn not to take water for granted / Charles Fishman
Desalination is part of the solution to fresh water shortages / McKinley Conway
Desalination is too expensive to be a solution to fresh water shortages / Kris De Decker
Desalination threatens the environment and public health food & water watch
Human ingenuity will eventually solve the looming fresh water shortage / Brian Fagan
Fresh water is becoming a privatized commodity instead of a public trust / Jeneen Interlandi with Ryan Tracy
Fresh water should be treated as a commodity / Peter Brabeck-Letmathe
Fresh water should be treated as a human right / Maude Barlow
Access to fresh water may spark conflict in the Middle East / Daniel Darling
Access to fresh water is a contentious issue in the Israel-Palestine conflict / Wilson Dizard
Middle Eastern governments must adopt better fresh water conservation practices / Jon B. Alterman and Michael Dziuban
Fresh water access can present opportunities for international cooperation / Karin R. Bencala and Geoffrey D. Dabelko
Organizations to contact
Bibliography
Index.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
Detroit, MI
Series
At issue

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Dewey Decimal Class
333.91
Library of Congress
TD345 .W55 2011, TD345 .W55 2012, TD345.W55 2011

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. cm.

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL25078784M
Internet Archive
willworldrunouto0000haug
ISBN 13
9780737756081, 9780737756098
LCCN
2011042697

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