Planet water: investing in the world's most valuable resource
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Main Author: Hoffmann, Stephen J. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, N.J. Wiley ©2009
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-333) and index
Solving 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 n
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xv, 352 pages)
ISBN:9781119198765
1119198763
9780470473726
047047372X
9780470473603
0470473606

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