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020 | _z9781597264365 (cloth : alk. paper) | ||
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020 | _a9781597266390 (electronic bk.) | ||
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_aGlennon, Robert Jerome, _d1944- |
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_aUnquenchable _h[electronic resource] : _bAmerica's water crisis and what to do about it / _cRobert Glennon. |
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_aWashington [D.C.] : _bIsland Press, _cc2009. |
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_axii, 414 p. : _bill., map. |
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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. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. | ||
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_aWater-supply _zUnited States. |
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_aDroughts _zUnited States. |
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_aWater consumption _zUnited States _xForecasting. |
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655 | 4 | _aElectronic books. | |
710 | 2 | _aProQuest (Firm) | |
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