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Unquenchable [[electronic resource] ] : America's water crisis and what to do about it / / Robert Glennon



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Autore: Glennon Robert Jerome <1944-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Unquenchable [[electronic resource] ] : America's water crisis and what to do about it / / Robert Glennon Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Washington [D.C.], : Island Press, c2009
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (423 p.)
Disciplina: 363.6/10973
Soggetto topico: Water-supply - United States
Droughts - United States
Water consumption - United States - Forecasting
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 341-400) and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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.
Titolo autorizzato: Unquenchable  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-59726-639-6
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910457508503321
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