Unquenchable America's water crisis and what to do about it /
| Основен автор: | Glennon, Robert Jerome, 1944- |
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| Автор-организации: | ebrary, Inc. |
| Формат: | Електронен |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Washington [D.C.] :
Island Press,
c2009.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view |
Съдържание:
- 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.