Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Description for Planet Water
Hardcover. Solving the world's water problems is proving to be one of the greatest investment opportunities of our time. Already, world water supplies are inadequate to meet demand, and the problem is going to get much worse in the years ahead. The World Bank estimates that 1. Num Pages: 368 pages, , black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: KFFM; KNBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 582.
Solving the world's water problems is proving to be one of the greatest investment opportunities of our time. Already, world water supplies are inadequate to meet demand, and the problem is going to get much worse in the years ahead. The World Bank estimates that 1.1 billion people lack access to safe drinking water and about 50 percent of the world's hospital beds are populated by people who have contracted water-borne diseases. If present consumption rates continue, in 25 years the world will be using 90 percent of all available freshwater. To address the problem, trillions of dollars will need ... Read more
Solving the world's water problems is proving to be one of the greatest investment opportunities of our time. Already, world water supplies are inadequate to meet demand, and the problem is going to get much worse in the years ahead. The World Bank estimates that 1.1 billion people lack access to safe drinking water and about 50 percent of the world's hospital beds are populated by people who have contracted water-borne diseases. If present consumption rates continue, in 25 years the world will be using 90 percent of all available freshwater. To address the problem, trillions of dollars will need ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780470277409
SKU
V9780470277409
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Steve Hoffmann
Steve Hoffmann is the founder of WaterTech Capital, a private investment company that specializes exclusively in consulting and investment opportunities within the water industry. With over twenty-five years of experience in the water industryas a water rate designer, resource economist, entrepreneur, and investorHoffmann has witnessed firsthand the dramatic transition of the water business. He was one of the earliest financiers ... Read more
Reviews for Planet Water
Named a top investment book of the year by the Stock Trader’s Almanac 2010. “The book. . . might well guide some very satisfactory investments. . . Mr. Hoffmann does an able job of laying out the basics of water scarcity and delivery, and he presents a persuasive case for water's looming importance, rivaling oil as the most important ... Read more