Water 4.0: The Past, Present, and Future of the World's Most Vital Resource
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| Rating | : | 4.91 (819 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0300212674 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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Timely overview of the importance of water RabiysRhyme If you are looking for a dry, academic treatise on why humans have corrupted the earth, keep looking."Water 4.0" is a delightful, fascinating and ultimately very balanced treatment of humans and water: past, present, and future.David Sedlak has won many awards and recognition for his innovative and high quality teaching at Berkeley, and it shows through in the book. You will probably put the book down and be amazed at how much you have learned about water and what an easy read it was. The author has produced a very readable tour of water and its importance to human civilization. Starting with the early. Insightful and comprehensive look at the way our society treats (and mistreats) water. Lee Ferguson David Sedlak's treatise on the history and future prospects for water resources in our society is an eye-opening look at the remarkable engineering that has helped to make our civilization what it is today. His organization of water infrastructure development into four major "revolutions" seems appropriate and logical, and this treatment helps to explain the sometimes curious ways in which we currently access and dispose of the water we use. The book is an excellent read for both the expert and novice reader, and Professor Sedlak's deep understanding of the subject matter is readily apparent. The writi. Good text book type read firemnmike This is a fine book about how water has, and continues to flow to and away from our homes and cities. Great historical perspective and ideas for the future of our water cycle. My only complaint is that farm use and misuse of water was not mentioned. The fact that arid states have irrigated thousands of acres of desert to grow crops that should be growing other places is the true crime of water misuse. Those crimes have been highly subsidized by government boondoggle at taxpayer expense. The more that we understand our water cycle the better we will be in our future decisions regarding the most precious
Most of us give little thought to the hidden systems that bring us water and take it away when we’re done with it. The little-known story of the systems that bring us our drinking water, how they were developed, the problems they are facing, and how they will be reinvented in the near future Turn on the faucet, and water pours out. He offers an insider’s look at current systems that rely on reservoirs, underground pipe networks, treatment plants, and storm sewers to provide water that is safe to drink, before addressing how these water systems will have to be reinvented. Pull out the drain plug, and the dirty water disappears. But these underappreciated marvels of engineering face an array of challenges that cannot be solved without a fundamental change to our relationship with water, David Sedlak explains in this enlightening book. For everyone who cares about reliable, clean, abundant water, this book is essential reading.. He then details the development of drinking water and sewage treatment systems—the second and third revolutions in urban water. To make informed decisions about the future, we need to understand the three revolutions in urban water systems that have occurred over the past 2,500 years and the technologies that will remake the system. The author starts by describing Water 1.0, the early Roman aqueducts, fountains, and sewers that
“David Sedlak offers a clear window into the past and a positive vision of the future for one of our most precious resources: drinking water. Using tools of history, engineering, and story-telling, he gives us hope that society will continue to find new and innovative ways of providing this precious resource for all.”Peter Gleick, editor of The World's Water series