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Water and life

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Water: All That Matters

  • Paul Younger
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Water is one of our most precious natural resources. A growing human population, and the expansion of economic activities that comes with it, will intensify the pressure on water resources. As part of the All That Matters series, Paul Younger's book on water addresses this topic, and presents an all-round introduction to the scientific, political and societal issues associated with this fundamental liquid.

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  1. Frédéric Frappart is at Géosciences Environnement Toulouse, Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées, 14 Avenue Edouard Belin, F-31400 Toulouse, France,

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Frappart, F. Water and life. Nature Geosci 6, 17 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo1672

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