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Glennon Robert Jerome <1944-> |
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Water follies : groundwater pumping and the fate of America's fresh waters / / Robert Glennon |
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Washington, D.C., : Island Press, c2002 |
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1-59726-787-2 |
1-4175-3943-7 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (328 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Water-supply - United States |
Groundwater - United States |
Water use - United States |
Water consumption - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-296) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Intro -- About Island Press -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Introduction -- Ch 1: The Worth of Water in the UNited States -- Ch 2: Human Reliance on Groundwater -- Ch 3: How Does a River Go Dry? -- Ch 4: A River at Risk -- Ch 5: Tampa Bay's Avarice -- Ch 6: The Tourist's Mirage -- Ch 7: Suburban Development and Watershed Initiatives -- Ch 8: A Game of Inches for Endangered Chinook Salmon -- Ch 9: Wild Blueberries and Atlantic Salmon -- Ch 10: Size Does Count, at Least for French Fries -- Ch 11: The Black Mesa Coal Slurry Pipeline -- Ch 12: Is Gold or Water More Precious? -- Ch 13: All's Fair in Love and Water -- Ch 14: The Future of Water -- Ch 15: The Tragedy of Law and the Commons -- Appendix: Organizations Committed to Protecting the Environment from Groundwater Pumping -- Glossary -- List of Acronyms -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index -- Island Press Board of Directors 2002. |
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