Planet Water by Hoffmann, Steve -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Introduction Part One - WATER

Chapter 1 - Water: Prerequisite for Life and Living

Prerequisite for Life Prerequisite for Living

Chapter 2 - The Global Water Condition

The Human Cost of Waterborne Disease Supply and Demand Regional Fundamentals Water Institutions Overview of Water Regulation in the United States Global Water Regulations Nongovernmental Organizations The Institutional Impact on Water Investing The Role of Water in Economic Growth

Chapter 3 - Public Good, Commodity, or Resource?

What Is Water? Water as a Public (Social) Good Water as a Commodity The Answer: Water as a Resource

Chapter 4 - The Cost of Clean Water

How Big Is the Universe? The Global Cost of Clean Water From the Whole to the Parts The Transition from Cost to Price

Part Two - INVESTING IN WATER

Chapter 5 - The Business of Water

Water versus Wastewater Functional Categories Water-Related Applications Drivers of the Water Industry

Chapter 6 - Water Utilities

A Brief History Regulatory Providers Face Regulatory Burdens Nonregulated Activities The Future of Water Utilities Foreign Water Utilities Conclusions

Chapter 7 - Centralized Water and Wastewater Treatment

The Basics Centralized Treatment Treatment Chemicals Mixed Oxidants Carbon Resins: Ion Exchange

Chapter 8 - Decentralized Water and Wastewater Treatment

Decentralized Treatment The Roots of Decentralized Treatment Water Softeners and Salinity Groundwater Treatment Membrane Bioreactors: The Future of Decentralized Treatment

Chapter 9 - Water Infrastructure

The Distribution System Stormwater Infrastructure Investment Components Pipeline Rehabilitation Flow Control and Pumps

Chapter 10 - Water Analytics

Metering Monitoring, Measuring, and Testing Asset Management

Chapter 11 - Water Resource Management

Water Resource Management Defined The Principle of Sustainability Remediation Water Supply: Reservoirs and Dams Irrigation

Chapter 12 - Desalination

The Promise of Desalination The Process of Desalination

Part Three - WATER BEYOND THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY

Chapter 13 - Emerging Issues

Unregulated Contaminants Biosolids Management: There’s Money in Sludge Biotechnology Regulation Regulating Nonpoint Sources of Water Contamination Water Reuse Water Conservation Nanotechnology Algal Toxins Measuring Chlorophyll-a Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products

Chapter 14 - Water as an Asset Class

Is Water an Asset Class? What Is an Asset Class?

Chapter 15 - Climate Change and the Hydrologic (Re)Cycle

Planning for Uncertainty Impacts on Water Quality Occurrence of Drought Investing in Drought

Chapter 16 - Forward-Looking Thoughts for Water Investors

Is Water the Next Oil? Water and the Global Economic Crisis Picking Water Stocks The Age of Ecology—Again or Finally

Appendix A - Water Contaminants Appendix B - Acronyms and Abbreviations Appendix C - Metric Conversions and Flow Equivalents Glossary Notes About the Author Index