02673nam 2200637 a 450 991045750850332120200520144314.01-59726-639-6(CKB)2550000000065394(OCoLC)761326926(CaPaEBR)ebrary10512002(SSID)ssj0000542276(PQKBManifestationID)12270142(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000542276(PQKBWorkID)10510041(PQKB)10197252(SSID)ssj0000744691(PQKBManifestationID)12332613(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000744691(PQKBWorkID)10844926(PQKB)11089495(MiAaPQ)EBC3317563(Au-PeEL)EBL3317563(CaPaEBR)ebr10512002(OCoLC)923188052(EXLCZ)99255000000006539420081017d2009 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrUnquenchable[electronic resource] America's water crisis and what to do about it /Robert GlennonWashington [D.C.] Island Pressc20091 online resource (423 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph1-59726-816-X 1-59726-436-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. 341-400) and index.Part 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.Water-supplyUnited StatesDroughtsUnited StatesWater consumptionUnited StatesForecastingElectronic books.Water-supplyDroughtsWater consumptionForecasting.363.6/10973Glennon Robert Jerome1944-885195MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457508503321Unquenchable1976488UNINA