Water Sustainability: A Global Perspective

Using the latest mapping techniques, J.A.A. Jones, Chair of the IGU Commission for Water Sustainability, examines water availability, the impact of climate change and the problems created for water management worldwide as well as possible solutions.

Water Sustainability: A Global Perspective is one of the first textbook to meld the physical and human aspects affecting the world's water resources.

Part One outlines the challenges and investigates the human factors: population growth; urbaniz...