Water 4.0: The Past, Present, and Future of the World's Most Vital Resource
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| Rating | : | 4.33 (733 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0300212674 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-07-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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Timely overview of the importance of water If you are looking for a dry, academic treatise on why humans have corrupted the earth, keep looking."Water Timely overview of the importance of water RabiysRhyme If you are looking for a dry, academic treatise on why humans have corrupted the earth, keep looking."Water 4.0" is a delightful, fascinating and ultimately very balanced treatment of humans and water: past, present, and future.David Sedlak has won many awards and recognition for his innovative and high quality teaching at Berkeley, and it shows through in the. .0" is a delightful, fascinating and ultimately very balanced treatment of humans and water: past, present, and future.David Sedlak has won many awards and recognition for his innovative and high quality teaching at Berkeley, and it shows through in the. Insightful and comprehensive look at the way our society treats (and mistreats) water. Lee Ferguson David Sedlak's treatise on the history and future prospects for water resources in our society is an eye-opening look at the remarkable engineering that has helped to make our civilization what it is today. His organization of water infrastructure development into four major "revolutions" seems appropriate and logical, and this treatment helps to explain the s. firemnmike said Good text book type read. This is a fine book about how water has, and continues to flow to and away from our homes and cities. Great historical perspective and ideas for the future of our water cycle. My only complaint is that farm use and misuse of water was not mentioned. The fact that arid states have irrigated thousands of acres of desert to grow crops that should be growing other
“David Sedlak offers a clear window into the past and a positive vision of the future for one of our most precious resources: drinking water. Using tools of history, engineering, and story-telling, he gives us hope that society will continue to find new and innovative ways of providing this precious resource for all.”Peter Gleick, editor of The World's Water series
But these underappreciated marvels of engineering face an array of challenges that cannot be solved without a fundamental change to our relationship with water, David Sedlak explains in this enlightening book. Pull out the drain plug, and the dirty water disappears. For everyone who cares about reliable, clean, abundant water, this book is essential reading.. The little-known story of the systems that bring us our drinking water, how they were developed, the problems they are facing, and how they will be reinvented in the near future Turn on the faucet, and water pours out. He then details the development