Unquenchable America's water crisis and what to do about it
- Author/Creator:
- Glennon, Robert Jerome, 1944-
- Publication/Creation:
- Washington [D.C.] : Island Press, c2009
- Resource Type:
- Book
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- Full Title:
- Unquenchable America's water crisis and what to do about it / Robert Glennon
Subjects/Genre
- Subjects:
- Water-supply--United States
Droughts--United States
Water consumption--United States--Forecasting
Description/Summary
- Table of Contents:
- 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.
- Language:
- English
- Language Note:
- English
- Physical Type/Description:
- 1 online resource (423 p.)
- General Note:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Additional Identifiers
- Catalog ID (MMSID):
- 9936719178402486
- ISBN:
- 1-59726-639-6
- OCLC Number:
- 761326926
923188052
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