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020 _z9781597264365 (cloth : alk. paper)
020 _z1597264369 (cloth : alk. paper)
020 _z9781597266390 (e-book)
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100 1 _aGlennon, Robert Jerome,
_d1944-
245 1 0 _aUnquenchable
_h[electronic resource] :
_bAmerica's water crisis and what to do about it /
_cRobert Glennon.
260 _aWashington [D.C.] :
_bIsland Press,
_cc2009.
300 _axii, 414 p. :
_bill., map.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 341-400) and index.
505 0 _aPart I. The Crisis. 1. Atlanta's prayer for water -- 2. Wealth and the culture of water consumption -- 3. Our thirst for energy --4. Fouling our own nests -- 5. The crisis masked -- Part II. Real and surreal solutions. 6. Business as usual -- 7. Water alchemists -- 8. The ancient mariner's lament -- 9. Shall we drink pee? -- 10. Creative conservation -- 11. Water harvesting -- 12. Moore's law -- Part III. A new approach. 13. The enigma of the water closet -- 14. The diamond-water paradox -- 15. The steel deal -- 16. Privatization of water -- 17. Take the money and run -- 18. The future of farming -- 19. Environmental transfers -- 20. The buffalo's lament -- Conclusion : a blue print for reform -- Epilogue : The Salton Sea.
533 _aElectronic reproduction.
_bPalo Alto, Calif. :
_cebrary,
_d2011.
_nAvailable via World Wide Web.
_nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
650 0 _aWater-supply
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aDroughts
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aWater consumption
_zUnited States
_xForecasting.
655 7 _aElectronic books.
_2local
710 2 _aebrary, Inc.
856 4 0 _uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/kliuc/Doc?id=10512002
_zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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