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The world has a finite volume of water, and only 1 % of it is fresh. Of that freshwater, only a small fraction is available to human consumption (see Fig. 20.1, tiny ball over Atlanta). This is all the water we have. This text will discuss how we should manage this tiny volume of water for a sustainable way of life.
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Mulvaney, P. (2016). The Journey of Water. In: Integration of Nature and Technology for Smart Cities. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25715-0_20
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