The three ages of water : prehistoric past, imperiled present, and a hope for the future /
"In The Three Ages of Water, expert on water resources and climate change Peter Gleick guides us through the long, fraught history of our most valuable resource. Spread over a ten-thousand-year human history, it begins with the fundamental evolutionary role water had in shaping early civilizati...
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Language: | English |
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New York :
PublicAffairs,
[2023]
New York, NY : PublicAffairs, Hachette Book Group, 2023 |
Edition: | First edition |
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Table of Contents:
- Part One : The first age of water
- 1 : A universe of water
- 2 : The miracle of life
- 3 : The evolution of humanity
- 4 : The beginning of agriculture
- 5 : The great flood
- 6 : Controlling water
- 7 : The first water war
- 8 : Laws and institutions
- 9: From the first to the second age
- Part Two : The second age of water
- 10 : Scientific revolutions
- 11 : Tackling the scourge of water-related diseases
- 12 : The science of safe water
- 13 : Building modern systems
- 14 : Water poverty
- 15 : Commercializing and privatizing water
- 16 : Water and conflict
- 17 : The blue-green revolution
- 18 : Industrial growth and environmental disasters
- 19 : The loss of nature
- 20 : Floods and droughts
- 21 : Climate change
- 22 : From the second to the third age
- Part Three : The third age of water
- 23 : A new way forward
- 24 : Meet basic human needs
- 25 : Recognize the true value of water
- 26 : Protect and restore
- 27 : Tackle climate change
- 28 : Avoid waste
- 29 : Recycle and reuse
- 30 : Desalt
- 31 : A vision for the future
- 32 : Getting from here to there
- Part One. The first age of water : A universe of water ; The miracle of life ; The evolution of humanity ; The beginning of agriculture ; The great flood ; Controlling water ; The first water war ; Laws and institutions ; From the first to the second age
- Part two. The second age of water : Scientific revolutions ; Tackling the scourge of water-related diseases ; The science of safe water ; Building modern systems ; Water poverty ; Commercializing and privatizing water ; Water and conflict ; The blue-green revolution ; Industrial growth and environmental disasters ; The loss of nature ; Floods and droughts ; Climate change ; From the second to the third age
- Part three. The third age of water : A new way forward ; Meet basic human needs ; Recognize the true value of water ; Protect and restore ; Tackle climate change ; Avoid waste ; Recycle and reuse ; Desalt ; A vision for the future ; Getting from here to there