Mirage : Florida and the vanishing water of the Eastern U.S.

Author/Creator:

Barnett, Cynthia, 1966-

Publication/Creation:

Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2007]

Format:

Book

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Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

Mirage : Florida and the vanishing water of the Eastern U.S. / Cynthia Barnett

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

Water consumption--Florida
Water consumption--East (U.S.)
Water conservation--Florida
Water conservation--East (U.S.)
Water-supply--Florida
Water-supply--East (U.S.)
Florida--Environmental conditions
East (U.S.)--Environmental conditions

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

History and myth -- Conspicuous consumption -- Drained and diverted -- The wetlands and the weather -- Red state, green state -- Destination, Florida -- Water wars -- Business in a bottle -- Priceless -- Water wildcatters -- Technology's promise -- Redemption and the river of grass.

Bibliography:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-224) and index.

Language:

English

Physical Type/Description:

240 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

990007019530302486

ISBN:

0472115634 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780472115631 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC Number:

76167022

Barcode:

010001254878