Table Of Contents:
Foreword xi

Malin Falkenmark
Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction xv

Peak Water 1(16)

Meena Palaniappan

Peter H. Gleick

Concept of Peak Oil 2(1)

Comparison of Water and Oil 3(6)

Utility of the Term ``Peak Water'' 9(4)

A New Water Paradigm: The Soft Path for Water 13(1)

Conclusion 14(3)

Business Reporting on Water 17(22)

Mari Morikawa

Jason Morrison

Peter H. Gleick

Corporate Reporting: A Brief History 17(5)

Qualitative Information: Water Management Policies, Strategies, and Activities 22(10)

Water Reporting Trends by Sector 32(4)

Conclusions and Recommendations 36(3)

Water Management in a Changing Climate 39(18)

Heather Cooley

The Climate Is Already Changing 39(1)

Projected Impacts of Rising Greenhouse Gas Concentrations 40(3)

Climate Change and Water Resources 43(1)

Vulnerability to Climate Change 44(1)

Adaptation 45(8)

Conclusion 53(4)

Millennium Development Goals: Charting Progress and the Way Forward 57(22)

Meena Palaniappan

Millennium Development Goals 57(3)

Measuring Progress: Methods and Definitions 60(2)

Progress on the Water and Sanitation MDGs 62(8)

A Closer Look at Water and Sanitation Disparities 70(3)

Meeting the MDGs: The Way Forward 73(4)

Conclusion 77(2)

China and Water 79(22)

Peter H. Gleick

The Problems 80(2)

Water-Related Environmental Disasters in China 82(1)

Water Availability and Quantity 83(2)

Groundwater Overdraft 85(1)

Floods and Droughts 86(1)

Climate Change and Water in China 87(1)

Water and Chinese Politics 88(2)

Growing Regional Conflicts Over Water 90(1)

Moving Toward Solutions 91(5)

Improving Public Participation 96(1)

Conclusion 97(4)

Urban Water-Use Efficiencies: Lessons from United States Cities 101(242)

Heather Cooley

Peter H. Gleick

Use of Water in Urban Areas 101(1)

Projecting and Planning for Future Water Demand 102(2)

Per-Capita Demand 104(2)

Water Conservation and Efficiency Efforts 106(4)

Comparison of Water Conservation Programs 110(2)

Rate Structures 112(8)

Conclusion 120(3)

WATER BRIEFS

Tampa Bay Desalination Plant: An Update 123(4)

Heather Cooley

Past and Future of the Salton Sea 127(12)

Michael J. Cohen

Background 129(2)

Restoration 131(6)

Conclusion 137(2)

Three Gorges Dam Project, Yangtze River, China 139(12)

Peter H. Gleick

Introduction 139(1)

The Project 140(1)

Major Environmental, Economic, Social, and Political Issues 141(7)

Conclusion 148(3)

Water Conflict Chronology 151(44)

Peter H. Gleick

DATA SECTION

Data Table 1 Total Renewable Freshwater Supply, by Country 195(7)

Data Table 2 Freshwater Withdrawal by Country and Sector 202(9)

Data Table 3 Access to Safe Drinking Water by Country 1970 to 2004 211(10)

Data Table 4 Access to Sanitation by Country, 1970 to 2004 221(9)

Data Table 5 MDG Progress on Access to Safe Drinking Water by Region 230(3)

Data Table 6 MDG Progress on Access to Sanitation by Region 233(3)

Data Table 7 United States Dams and Dam Safety Data, 2006 236(3)

Data Table 8 Dams Removed or Decommissioned in the United States, 1912 to Present 239(26)

Data Table 9 Dams Removed or Decommissioned in the United States, 1912 to Present, by Year and State 265(5)

Data Table 10 United States Dams by Primary Purposes 270(2)

Data Table 11 United States Dams by Owner 272(2)

Data Table 12 African Dams: Number and Total Reservoir Capacity by Country 274(5)

African Dams: The 30 Highest 276(3)

Data Table 13 Under-5 Mortality Rate by Cause and Country, 2000 279(10)

Data Table 14 International River Basins of Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, and South America 289(23)

Data Table 15 OECD Water Tariffs 312(8)

Data Table 16 Non-OECD Water Tariffs 320(4)

Data Table 17 Fraction of Arable Land that Is Irrigated, by Country 324(5)

Data Table 18 Area Equipped for Irrigation, by Country 329(6)

Data Table 19 Water Content of Things 335(4)

Data Table 20 Top Environmental Concerns of the American Public: Selected Years, 1997--2008 339(4)

WATER UNITS, DATA CONVERSIONS, AND CONSTANTS 343(10)

COMPREHENSIVE TABLE OF CONTENTS 353(20)

Volume 1: The World's Water 1998--1999: The Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources 353(3)

Volume 2: The World's Water 2000--2001: The Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources 356(3)

Volume 3: The World's Water 2002--2003: The Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources 359(3)

Volume 4: The World's Water 2004--2005: The Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources 362(4)

Volume 5: The World's Water 2006--2007: The Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources 366(4)

Volume 6: The World's Water 2008--2009: The Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources 370(3)
Comprehensive Index 373