The World's Water Volume 8

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xv

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2. Global Water Governance in the Twenty-First Century

   1. Global Water Governance in the Twenty-First Century

      • Heather Cooley, Newsha Ajami, Mai-Lan Ha, Veena Srinivasan, Jason Morrison, Kristina Donnelly et al.

      Pages 1-18

3. Shared Risks and Interests

   1. Shared Risks and Interests

      • Peter Schulte, Stuart Orr, Jason Morrison

      Pages 19-33

4. Sustainable Water Jobs

   1. Sustainable Water Jobs

      • Eli Moore, Heather Cooley, Juliet Christian-Smith, Kristina Donnelly

      Pages 35-61

5. Hydraulic Fracturing and Water Resources

   1. Hydraulic Fracturing and Water Resources

      • Heather Cooley, Kristina Donnelly

      Pages 63-81

6. Water Footprint

   1. Water Footprint

      • Julian Fulton, Heather Cooley, Peter H. Gleick

      Pages 83-92

7. Key Issues for Seawater Desalination in California

   1. Key Issues for Seawater Desalination in California

      • Heather Cooley, Newsha Ajami

      Pages 93-121

8. Zombie Water Projects

   1. Zombie Water Projects

      • Peter H. Gleick, Matthew Heberger, Kristina Donnelly

      Pages 123-146

9. Water Brief

   1. The Syrian Conflict and the Role of Water

      • Peter H. Gleick

      Pages 147-151

   2. The Red Sea-Dead Sea Project Update

      • Kristina Donnelly

      Pages 153-158

   3. Water and Conflict

      • Peter H. Gleick, Matthew Heberger

      Pages 159-171

   4. Water Conflict Chronology

      • Peter H. Gleick, Matthew Heberger

      Pages 173-219

10. Back Matter

    Pages 221-475

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Produced biennially, The World's Water is the most comprehensive and up-to-to date source of information and analysis on freshwater resources. Each new volume examines critical global trends and offers the best data available on a variety of topics related to water.

Volume 8 features chapters on hydraulic fracturing (fracking), water footprints, sustainable water jobs, and desalination financing, among other timely issues. Water briefs provide concise updates on topics including the Dead-Sea and the role of water in the Syrian conflict.

The World's Water is coauthored by MacArthur "genius" Peter H. Gleick and his colleagues at the world-renowned Pacific Institute. Since the first volume was published in 1998, the series has become an indispensable resource for professionals in government agencies and nongovernmental organizations, researchers, students, and anyone concerned with water and its use.

• Drought
• Fracking
• Freshwater
• Water
• Water supply
• marine and freshwater sciences
• climate change
• water policy

• Pacific Inst for Studies in Development, Environment and Security, Oakland, USA

  Peter H. Gleick

Dr. Peter H. Gleick is an internationally recognized water expert and was named a MacArthur Fellow in October 2003 for his work. In 2001, Gleick was dubbed a "visionary on the environment" by the British Broadcasting Corporation. In 1999, Gleick was elected an Academician of the International Water Academy, in Oslo, Norway and in 2006, he was elected to the National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C.Gleick received a B.S. from Yale University and an M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. He serves on the boards of numerous journals and organizations, and is the author of many scientific papers and six books, including the biennial water report, The World's Water, published by Island Press. Gleick's research and writing address the critical connections between water and human health, the hydrologic impacts of climate change, sustainable water use, privatization and globalization, and international conflicts over water resources.

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