Introduction to water resources and environmental issues karrie lynn pennington thomas v cech isbn 9780521869881 kostenloser versand fur alle bucher mit versand und verkauf duch amazon. 1 perspectives on water and environmental issues 1 introduction 1 distribution of water on earth 2 ecosystems biomes and watersheds 8 global water use 13 the global water budget 17 global population growth and human proliferation 23 2 the water environment of early civilizations 39 introduction 39. These questions and more are discussed in this thorough introduction to the complex world of water resources the strength of the book is its coverage of the fundamentals of the science of water aquatic ecology geomorphology and hydrology supplemented by internet resources and examples from water resource issues in the news to engage the student the book begins with a short history of . Request pdf introduction to water resources and environmental issues water is an essential life sustaining resource whose existence and availability for human use are often taken for granted