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Water Wars: Drought, Flood, Folly, and the Politics of Thirst
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Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
1573229954
ISBN-13
9781573229951
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2347090
Product Key Features
Book Title
Water Wars : Drought, Flood, Folly, and the Politics of Thirst
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2003
Topic
Environmental / Water Supply, Environmental Conservation & Protection, Natural Disasters, Ecology, Natural Resources
Features
Reprint
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Nature, Technology & Engineering
Format
Uk-B Format Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
9.5 Oz
Item Length
7.9 in
Item Width
5.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
21
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"Thorough and thoughtful."-- Detroit Free-Press "An engaging story...[with] plenty to inspire and alarm." -- Business Week "Riveting...I will never turn on the tap again without thinking about where the water comes from and where it goes." -- Ken Burns , producer/director of the " Civil War ", " Baseball ", and " Jazz " documentaries "Clear, jargon free...comprehensive." -- The Baltimore Sun "A wonderful book [with] splendid insight." -- Environmental News "Important [and] impressive." -- Ottawa Citizen, "Thorough and thoughtful." -- Detroit Free-Press "An engaging story...[with] plenty to inspire and alarm." -- Business Week "Riveting...I will never turn on the tap again without thinking about where the water comes from and where it goes." -- Ken Burns , producer/director of the " Civil War ", " Baseball ", and " Jazz " documentaries "Clear, jargon free...comprehensive." -- The Baltimore Sun "A wonderful book [with] splendid insight." -- Environmental News "Important [and] impressive." -- Ottawa Citizen, "Thorough and thoughtful." - Detroit Free-Press "An engaging story...[with] plenty to inspire and alarm." - Business Week "Riveting...I will never turn on the tap again without thinking about where the water comes from and where it goes." - Ken Burns , producer/director of the " Civil War ", " Baseball ", and " Jazz " documentaries "Clear, jargon free...comprehensive." - The Baltimore Sun "A wonderful book [with] splendid insight." - Environmental News "Important [and] impressive." - Ottawa Citizen, Thorough and thoughtful. (Detroit Free-Press) An engaging story...[with] plenty to inspire and alarm. (Business Week) Riveting...I will never turn on the tap again without thinking about where the water comes from and where it goes. (Ken Burns, producer/director of the "Civil War", "Baseball", and "Jazz" documentaries) Clear, jargon free...comprehensive. (The Baltimore Sun) A wonderful book [with] splendid insight. (Environmental News) Important [and] impressive. (Ottawa Citizen), "Thorough and thoughtful." -- Detroit Free-Press "An engaging story...[with] plenty to inspire and alarm." -- Business Week "Riveting...I will never turn on the tap again without thinking about where the water comes from and where it goes." -- Ken Burns , producer/director of the " Civil War ", " Baseball ", and " Jazz " documentaries "Clear, jargon free...comprehensive." -- The Baltimore Sun "A wonderful book [with] splendid insight." -- Environmental News "Important [and] impressive." -- Ottawa Citizen, Thorough and thoughtful. ( Detroit Free-Press ) An engaging story...[with] plenty to inspire and alarm. ( Business Week ) Riveting...I will never turn on the tap again without thinking about where the water comes from and where it goes. (Ken Burns, producer/director of the "Civil War", "Baseball", and "Jazz" documentaries) Clear, jargon free...comprehensive. ( The Baltimore Sun ) A wonderful book [with] splendid insight. ( Environmental News ) Important [and] impressive. ( Ottawa Citizen )
Dewey Decimal
333.91
Table Of Content
Water Wars Introduction Sweet Water Chapter 1 Hold Back the Sea Climate Shock and Rising Waters Chapter 2 A Sin of Scale The Great Projects Chapter 3 A Thousand Valleys River Basins and Utopian Dreams Chapter 4 Dry, Drier, Driest Greening the Desert Chapter 5 Predicaments Power and Water Chapter 6 Raging Rivers Living in Floodplains Chapter 7 The Wars Chapter 8 Praying for Rain Epilogue The Everglades Notes Glossary and Abbreviations Selected Bibliography by Subject Acknowledgments Index
Edition Description
Reprint
Synopsis
In this beautiful first novel, set on the Flathead Reservation of Montana in the 1940s, Earling traces the youth and young adulthood of Louise White Elk and the men who try to win her heart and soul., Every day we hear alarming news about droughtspollution, population growth and climate change -,all of which threaten to make water, even more,than oil, the cause of war within our lifetime.,Diane Raines Ward reaches beyond the headlines to,illuminate our most vexing problems and tells the,stories of those working to solve them:,hydrologists, politicians, engineers and everyday,people. Based on ten years of research spanning,five continents, Water Wars offers fresh insight,into a subject to which our fate is inextricably,bound., Updated with new material Every day, we hear alarming news about droughts, pollution, population growth, and climate change--which threaten to make water, even more than oil, the cause of war within our lifetime. Diane Raines Ward reaches beyond the headlines to illuminate our most vexing problems and tells the stories of those working to solve them: hydrologists, politicians, engineers, and everyday people. Based on ten years of research spanning five continents, Water Wars offers fresh insight into a subject to which our fate is inextricably bound., Updated with new material Every day, we hear alarming news about droughts, pollution, population growth, and climate change-which threaten to make water, even more than oil, the cause of war within our lifetime. Diane Raines Ward reaches beyond the headlines to illuminate our most vexing problems and tells the stories of those working to solve them- hydrologists, politicians, engineers, and everyday people. Based on ten years of research spanning five continents, Water Wars offers fresh insight into a subject to which our fate is inextricably bound.
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TD345
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