Peak Water
How We Built Civilisation on Water and Drained the World Dry
2nd Edition
Published on 1. October 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-1-906817-71-8 (ISBN)
Description
Civilisation is thirsty... it never stopped to think what would happen if the water ran out. ALEXANDER BELL
Peak water is the point when the available water is not enough to meet the demands of the world's growing population. We might live on a watery world, but we are exhausting accessible supplies. Many parts of the world are already facing this crisis, and not only in the developing world. Some of the places experiencing 'peak water' are in the USA, Europe and the UK. Even the wettest lands will be engulfed in the global catastrophe that looms. This is the issue of our age.
Peak water is the point when the available water is not enough to meet the demands of the world's growing population. We might live on a watery world, but we are exhausting accessible supplies. Many parts of the world are already facing this crisis, and not only in the developing world. Some of the places experiencing 'peak water' are in the USA, Europe and the UK. Even the wettest lands will be engulfed in the global catastrophe that looms. This is the issue of our age.
Reviews / Votes
What makes Peak Water interesting is the way it weaves such laconic personal predictions with a wealth of history, anecdote and analysis, all focussing on the vital role of water in the rise and fall of civilisations... [Bell's] aim is to provoke thought, to stir discussion amongst lay observers - and in that he certainly succeeds. - SCOTTISH REVIEW OF BOOKSHow we built civilization on water and drained the world dry is the subject of Alexander Bell's recent book, Peak Water. Bell delves deeply into the roots of modern civilisation, beginning just before the settlement of the first cities... There have been many books in recent years recounting the trouble we are in when it comes to water, but few that examine how we arrived at this point. Bell does just that... - THE ECOLOGIST
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Edition
2nd New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
340 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-906817-71-8 (9781906817718)
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Person
Alexander Bell worked as a journalist for the BBC, The Observer and the Herald. He reported from around the world and in the UK on conflicts and major events. Over time, he began to think that the greatest story of the age was how mankind lives on the planet. He became fascinated by water -- the way it influences the shape of so many things, and the assumption that the next big war would be over water. He wrote this book to share that fascination and introduce a wide readership to a vital issue. He lives in Edinburgh with his daughter.