Oil, water and climate : an introduction / Catherine Gautier.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2008.Description: xxi, 366 p. : ill., map ; 27 cmISBN:- 9780521882613 (hardback)
- 0521882613 (hardback)
- 9780521709194 (pbk.)
- 0521709199 (pbk.)
- QC981.8.C5 G38 2008
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 337-344) and index.
Overview -- Carbon dioxide emissions, global warming, and water resources -- Population, environmental impacts and climate change -- Carbon cycle and the human impact -- Peak oil, energy, water, and climate -- Oil consumption and CO2 emissions from transportation -- Oil, economy, power, and conflicts -- Energy alternatives and their connection to water and climate -- The water cycle and global warming -- Fresh water availability, sanitation deficit, and water usage: connection to energy and global warming -- Rivers, lakes, aquifers, and dams: relations to energy and climate -- Water contamination, energy, and climate -- Geopolitics of water and the international situation -- Water alternatives -- Global climate change: Observations, modeling and predictions -- Energy and water challenges and solutions in a changing climate framework: commonality, differences, and connections.