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基本説明
Tvedt journeys to more that 25 countries across all continents to discover how different nations are addressing their water needs.
Full Description
Nourished by fears of global warming and climate change, water has become an issue of international concern. In "Journey in the Future of Water" leading water expert, TerjeTvedt, travels to 25 countries and all continents to find out more about the ways in which different nations are seeking to respond. From Project Moses, where gigantic underwater gates will rise to prevent the inundation of Venice, to India's River Link Plan, connecting 37 Himalayan rivers to major rivers in the south, the author examines the world's largest engineering projects, travels the great river valleys, visits 'the largest ocean under the Earth', and major cities of the world, to explore water's determining role in the life of the planet. The most comprehensive and accessible account of global water issues to date.
Contents
Preface PART I: THE NEW UNCERTAINTY ABOUT WATER1. To the rivers in heaven and the centre of the world2. A pump tour in the Netherlands3. The icy barrens that became the world's 'hot spot'4. The city that refuses to drown5. The Aztecs' 'land on water' and the Mayans' subterranean water world6. South Africa's brief 'water war' 7. A water festival in Spain8. To the Nile 9. Where the Blue Nile and the White Nile meet10. Dams and baptisms in Ethiopia11. On the Scandinavian rain coast 12. Dethroning the powers of the monsoon13. Flood plain14. To the Himalayas and the 'war in heaven'15. Where the most sacred river is toxic16. The dark horse at the roof of the world17. "Cool" water - Paris and LourdesPART III: A NEW WATER AGE 18. Walking on water in California 19. In the Sahara - a new man-made Nile Valley 20. History's grandest engineering project in China21. Turn Those Siberian Rivers Around Now!22. To the subterranean 'great lake' in the ancient land of theIndians23. An island of the sagas enters the age of waterEpilogueNotesBibliography Index
