"A fresh look at the world's water crises, and the existing and emerging solutions that can be used to solve them It is not your imagination: water crises are more frequent. Our twentieth-century systems for providing the water that grows food, sustains cities, and supports healthy ecosystems are failing to meet the demands of growing population and the challenges brought on by climate change. But the grim news reports--of empty reservoirs, withering...

"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 civilizations and empires, crests to the scientific and social revolutions that created modern society, and spills into the global water crisis of depleted groundwater...

"Every person, animal, and plant needs water to survive. We use it in our everyday lives in thousands of ways, so it might seem like there is an endless supply! But as the world's population grows, we are using more and more water, and if we don't properly care for what we have, we are in real danger of it running out... This book shows that we all have a part to play in making sure there is enough water for each one of us now and in the future."--...

Water is an increasingly precious resource and a hot-button issue both nationally and globally. This book explains how to use water smartly and efficiently - increasing supply, saving money, reducing septic-system wear and filling home and garden needs.

"A heroic girl in Mumbai fights for her belief that water should be for everyone"--

"A narrative nonfiction account of the worldwide water crisis, explaining what's happening to the world's water supply, from industrial pollution to harmful algal blooms, and what kids can do about it"--

Conserving water is not hard. Small steps can lead to big changes! Learn how you can take action in How You Can Save Water. -- back cover

"In this richly narrated and authoritative work -- combining environmental and societal history -- Giulio Boccaletti begins with the earliest civilizations of sedentary farmers on the banks of the Nile, the Tigris, and the Euphrates. He describes how these societies were made possible by sea level changes from the last glacial melt. He examines how this sedentary farming led to irrigation and multiple cropping, which, in turn, resulted in an explosion...

An infographic introduction to the essential role water plays in everyday life combines text, photographs, and diagrams that cover such topics as climate change, the symbolism of water in religion, and conservation.