Encyclopedia of Lakes and Reservoirs

by Lars Bengtsson

Book Overview

The world's growing population faces the challenge of meeting ever-larger demands for fresh water, not only for drinking but also for agriculture, industry and recreation. Already some one billion people are at risk from over-use, water withdrawals and pollution of these water bodies So scientific knowledge of the lakes and reservoirs, which hold about 90% of the world's surface fresh water, is increasingly critical to meeting the multiplicity...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1402056168
• ISBN13: 9781402056161
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 954 Pages
• Weight: 6.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 8.6" x 11.2"