Running Out of Water: The Looming Crisis and Solutions to Conserve Our Most Precious Resource (MacSci)
By Unknown Author.
Description
Water is the world's life source and essential to all living creatures. Although we live on the blue planet, only 3 percent of all our water is drinkable. Yet we've grown accustomed to using it with abandon – individuals consume about 80 to 100 gallons per day adding up to the equivalent of an Olympic sized swimming pool every year. By this decade's end, when the world population is predicted to reach 8 billion, we will face severe shortages. In this ground breaking and forward-looking book, Harvard professor Peter Rogers and former general manager of the San Francisco ...
ISBN(s)
0230615643, 9780230615649
