{"product_id":"9781565849075","title":"Water Atlas: A Unique Visual Analysis of the World's Most Critical Resource","description":"\u003ci\u003eA comprehensive charting of the global water industry\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cp\u003eIn the next ten minutes, forty children around the world will have died because they didn't have enough clean water or sanitation facilities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In the world today, over a billion people lack safe drinking water. As tension mounts between states competing for diminished supplies of \"blue gold,\" the global water industry is expected to become a trillion-dollar-a-year operation within a decade.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Up until now, no single publication has given shape and meaning to statistics about water use, re-use, and control. With a range of maps of startling clarity and richness of detail, \u003ci\u003eThe Water Atlas\u003c\/i\u003e brings together the latest findings to show water distribution worldwide, the real cost of use in water-rich countries, and the dangers of a future where privatization and profit dictate availability. The atlas covers a wide range of topics, from consumption and scarcity to areas of political tension and looming catastrophes. Including detailed profiles of vulnerable regions—such as California, the Middle East, and India—as well as bold summaries of the global picture, \u003ci\u003eThe Water Atlas\u003c\/i\u003e will be a unique resource for general readers as well as health professionals, advocates, and students. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor Biography: \u003ci\u003eRobin Clarke\u003c\/i\u003e is the editor of the World Meteorological Organization's World Climate News and was the editor of the United Nations Environment Program's flagship publication Global Environment Outlook in 2000 and 2002. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eWater: The International Crisis, The Science of War and Peace, We All Fall Down, The Challenge of the Primitives\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eScience and Technology in World Development.\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Press, The","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47030733046000,"sku":"9781565849075","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781565849075_p0.jpg?v=1763789183","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781565849075","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}