03453nam 2200625Ia 450 991014595250332120201221230358.00-470-47373-81-119-19876-31-282-11410-797866121141060-470-47372-X(CKB)1000000000719557(EBL)427744(OCoLC)476270637(SSID)ssj0000222157(PQKBManifestationID)12031335(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000222157(PQKBWorkID)10168657(PQKB)10475631(MiAaPQ)EBC427744(EXLCZ)99100000000071955720081120d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierPlanet water investing in the world's most valuable resource /Stephen J. HoffmannHoboken, N.J. Wileyc20091 online resource (371 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-470-27740-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. 329-333) and index.Planet Water: Investing in the World's Most Valuable Resource; Contents; Introduction; Part I: WATER; Chapter 1: Water: Prerequisite for Life and Living; Chapter 2: The Global Water Condition; Chapter 3: Public Good, Commodity, or Resource?; Chapter 4: The Cost of Clean Water; Part II: INVESTING IN WATER; Chapter 5: The Business of Water; Chapter 6: Water Utilities; Chapter 7: Centralized Water and Wastewater Treatment; Chapter 8: Decentralized Water and Wastewater Treatment; Chapter 9: Water Infrastructure; Chapter 10: Water Analytics; Chapter 11: Water Resource ManagementChapter 12: DesalinationPart III: WATER BEYOND THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY; Chapter 13: Emerging Issues; Chapter 14: Water as an Asset Class; Chapter 15: Climate Change and the Hydrologic (Re) Cycle; Chapter 16: Forward-Looking Thoughts for Water Investors; Appendix A: Water Contaminants; Appendix B: Acronyms and Abbreviations; Appendix C: Metric Conversions and Flow Equivalents; Glossary; Notes; About the Author; IndexSolving the world's water problems is proving to be one of the greatest investment opportunities of our time. Already, world water supplies are inadequate to meet demand, and the problem is going to get much worse in the years ahead. The World Bank estimates that 1.1 billion people lack access to safe drinking water and about 50 percent of the world's hospital beds are populated by people who have contracted water-borne diseases. If present consumption rates continue, in 25 years the world will be using 90 percent of all available freshwater. To address the problem, trillions of dollars will nWater resources developmentEconomic aspectsWater-supplyEconomic aspectsWater quality managementElectronic books.Water resources developmentEconomic aspects.Water-supplyEconomic aspects.Water quality management.332.6722363.6/1363.61Hoffmann Stephen J.1955-897100MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910145952503321Planet water2004402UNINA