The Water Atlas: A Unique Visual Analysis of the World's Most Critical Resource, by Robin Clarke, from The New Press, ISBN 1565849078. Over a billion people in the world today lack the necessary safe drinking water to stay healthy. THE WATER ATLAS brings together the latest findings and statistics on this precious resource to show the pattern of water distribution worldwide, the real costs of water use, and the dangers of profit-driven privatization. Truly a unique, eye-opening study, it covers a wide range of topics from consumption and scarcity to areas of political tension and looming catastrophes.
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