Water Security: Find Books

This guide supports Water Security Research at the University of Saskatchewan, including the Global Institute for Water Security

Finding Books Online and in the Library

Suggested 'SUBJECT' terms to use when searching for Water Resources books (in the pull-down menu above, select 'Subject')

Can't find a specific book?

We call that Interlibrary Loan time!
We may not own it, but chances are we can still get it for you by borrowing it from another library on your behalf. Our Interlibrary Loan Service is free for current students, faculty, and staff. Click on the "Create Request" form at the above link to go directly to the order form.

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Is there a title that you would like us to purchase for the Library? Let us know by filling out the Request a Purchase Form:

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Here is a list of the online eBook collections relevant to Water Security.

Most e-books are integrated into our regular catalogue so you do not need to search for them separately.
View e-books in these collections directly on your computer screen. You do not need a special e-reading device.

Ebook Central
A multidisciplinary collection of scholarly ebooks.
Access Note: Ebooks are available to read online and individual chapters may be downloaded without any additional software requirements. Adobe Digital Editions software is required for downloading a full book.
Access is restricted to current students, faculty, and staff of the University of Saskatchewan, and walk-in users, for educational, research, and non-commercial personal use. Systematic copying or downloading of electronic resource content is not permitted by Canadian and international copyright law.
Springer Nature Link: Books
eBooks primarily covering science, technology, medicine, social sciences and arts and humanities.
Access is restricted to current students, faculty, and staff of the University of Saskatchewan, and walk-in users, for educational, research, and non-commercial personal use. Systematic copying or downloading of electronic resource content is not permitted by Canadian and international copyright law.
ScienceDirect
Science Direct is a portal to scholarly journals, book series, and ebooks primarily covering science, technology, and medicine and the social sciences.
Access is restricted to current students, faculty, and staff of the University of Saskatchewan, and walk-in users (at fixed computer terminals in the library), for educational, research, and non-commercial personal use. Systematic copying or downloading of electronic resource content is not permitted by Canadian and international copyright law.
EOLSS Online: Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems
A compendium of twenty encyclopedias related to sustainable development, examining "the origins and threats facing all the systems that support life on Earth - from the climate to the world's oceans, forests, water cycle and atmosphere." Emphasizes the transdisciplinary aspects of the relationship between nature and human society.
Access is restricted to current students, faculty, and staff of the University of Saskatchewan, and walk-in users, for educational, research, and non-commercial personal use. Systematic copying or downloading of electronic resource content is not permitted by Canadian and international copyright law.

IWA Publishing Open Access eBooks
Open access ebooks and ebook chapters from the International Water Association.

The Human Face of Water Security by David Devlaeminck, Zafar Adeel, Robert Sandford
Call Number: eBook

ISBN: 9783319501611

Publication Date: 2017
Urban Water Security by Robert C. Brears
ISBN: 9781119131724

Publication Date: 2016-11-30
Water, Climate Change and Sustainable Development by Asit K. Biswas (Editor); Cecilia Tortajada (Editor)
ISBN: 9789812879769

Publication Date: 2015-11-17
Water, Security and U. S. Foreign Policy by David Reed (Editor)
ISBN: 9781138051515

Publication Date: 2017-06-09
Water Security in the Middle East by Jean Cahan (Editor)
ISBN: 9781783085668

Publication Date: 2017-01-02