Lessons from the ancients on water resources sustainability

Larry Mays

doi:10.1007/978-90-481-8632-7_11

Lessons from the ancients on water resources sustainability

Larry Mays

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At the beginning of this new millennium we have a water crisis which threatens human's existence in many parts of the world. One might ask, how sustainable is it to live in a world where approximately 1.1 billion people lack safe drinking water, approximately 2.6 billion people lack adequate sanitation, and between 2 and 5 million people die annually from water-related diseases (Gleick, 2005)?

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Ancient Water Technologies
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Pages	217-239
Number of pages	23
ISBN (Print)	9789048186310
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-8632-7_11
State	Published - 2010

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Earth and Planetary Sciences(all)

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