About the Book
How is water scarcity becoming a serious problem worldwide—including in the United States? This book provides a broad overview of water, sanitation, and hygiene problems faced by both developing and developed nations around the globe and suggests how these problems can be solved by imaginative and innovative thinking.
Human society depends on sufficient clean water. In many parts of the world, however, this most basic commodity is in very short supply. Even in developed, first-world nations, climate change and other factors have begun to create alarming water supply issues. The Global Water Crisis: A Reference Handbook provides a detailed overview of this important topic, enabling readers to understand the nature of the world's water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) problems and to know what resources are best for conducting their own research on the topic.
The first chapter of the book provides the historical background information pertaining to the world's water and sanitation problems; the second chapter documents the problems, explores the issues, and presents potential solutions for understanding the nature of WASH issues. The other sections provide the needed resources for readers to study the issue of the global water crisis further: perspective essays, primary documents, biographical profiles, data and documents, an extended annotated bibliography, a chronology, and a glossary.
Table of Contents:
Preface,
1 Background and History,
Earth's Water Resources,
The Distribution of Water on Earth,
The Origin of Earth's Water,
The Water Cycle,
The Nature of Groundwater,
Water and the Rise of Human Civilization,
The History of Water Wells,
The History of Irrigation Systems,
Irrigation Today,
The History of Dams,
Water Treatment,
Power Production,
Water Law,
Water Rights,
Environmental Regulations,
Summary,
References,
2 Problems, Issues, and Solutions,
Water Scarcity,
Population Growth,
Urbanization,
Drought,
What to Do about Droughts,
Climate Change and Water Resources,
Another View of Water Scarcity,
Water Disputes,
Neighbor against Neighbor,
Fish versus Farmers,
Power Production versus Domestic Use,
Power Production versus Endangered Species,
Water Use Agreements,
Transboundary Disputes,
Resolving Transboundary Issues,
Sanitation,
Statistics,
Disease and Death,
WASH Programs,
Water Pollution,
Conclusion,
References,
3 Perspectives,
Introduction,
Follow the Money: Trudy E. Bell,
Aral Sea: John R. Burch Jr.,
Desalination and Reuse: Facing a Global Water Crisis with Alternative Technologies: Roberto Molar Candanosa,
Balancing Supply and Demand on the Colorado River: Hannah Holm,
Not Just Schoolyard Gossip: The Dirty on Water, Disease, and Education in Africa: Emily Myers,
A Water Riot: Katherine Ann Stanfill,
Rural Water Supply Challenges in Developing Countries: Ivanna Tan,
Remediation of the Buffalo River: Andrew Van Alstyne,
4 Profiles,
Introduction,
Perry Alagappan,
American Water Works Association,
John Briscoe (1948–2014),
Jimmy Carter (1924–),
CH2M,
Rita R. Colwell (1934–),
Eugene Gangarosa (1926–),
Peter H. Gleick (1956–),
Global Water Partnership,
Groundwater Foundation,
Thomas Hawksley (1807–1893),
Michael R. Hoffmann (1946–),
International Water Resources Association,
John L. Leal (1858–1914),
Sidney Loeb (1917–2008),
Millennium Water Alliance,
Peter Morgan (1943–),
Pacific Institute,
Bindeshwar Pathak (1943–),
Rajendra Singh (1959–),
Stockholm International Water Institute,
Water and Sanitation Program,
Water for People,
WaterAid,
Water.org,
World Health Organization,
World Water Council,
5 Data and Documents,
Introduction,
Data,
Table 5.1. Quality of Various Water Resources in the United States, 2015,
Table 5.2. Trends in Water Use in the United States, 1950–2010 (in billions of gallons per day),
Table 5.3. Source of Water Withdrawal, United States, 1950–2010 (billions of gallons per day),
Table 5.4. Quality of Water Resources in the United States for Designated Uses, 2015,
Table 5.5. Causes of Impairment in Rivers and Streams in the United States, 2015,
Table 5.6. Probable Sources of Impairments in Assessed Rivers and Streams in the United States, 2015,
Documents
Tyler v. Wilkinson, 24 F. Cas. 472 (C.C.D. R.I. 1827),
Irwin v. Phillips, 5 Cal. 140 (1855),
Colorado River Compact (1922),
Article 10, California State Constitution (1928),
Clean Water Act of 1972,
Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974,
Amendments of 1996,
National Audubon Society v. the Superior Court of Alpine County, 33 Cal. 3d 419; 189 Cal. Rptr. 346 (1983),
Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (1992),
Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption (2014),
Communication from the Commission on the European Citizens' Initiative "Water and Sanitation Are a Human Right! Water Is a Public Good, Not a Commodity!" (2014),
Climate Change Impacts in the United States (2014),
Executive Order B-29-15 (California) 2015,
WaterSense (2015),
6 Annotated Bibliography,
7 Chronology,
Glossary,
Index,
About the Author,
About the Author :
David E. Newton, EdD, has been a freelance writer of nonfiction books and ancillary materials for young adults for nearly 55 years.
Review :
This concise, single-volume resource would be a good addition to high school and academic libraries in need of information on this hot topic.
This book serves as a first resource for young adults and provides a reference base for research projects.
