Thirsty planet : strategies for sustainable water management /
The author argues that it is essential to manage water in different ways from those relied on in the last century. We must instead maintain the water cycle and the ecosystems that support it. Her book looks at the complexity of how to do this. And it provides a wide array of ideas, information, case...
| Основен автор: | Hunt, Constance Elizabeth, (Author) |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
London ; New York :
Zed Books,
2004.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=263780 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Thirsty planet. |
| Резюме: |
The author argues that it is essential to manage water in different ways from those relied on in the last century. We must instead maintain the water cycle and the ecosystems that support it. Her book looks at the complexity of how to do this. And it provides a wide array of ideas, information, case studies and ecological knowledge - often from remote corners of the developing world - that could provide an alternative vision for water use and management at this critical time. After discussing how the water cycle works and the inadequacies of current approaches to overcoming the growing gap bet. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xiv, 302 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781848130869 1848130864 9781848137905 1848137907 |