Unquenchable

America's water crisis and what to do about it
Robert Glennon
Book - 2009
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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Glennon, Robert Jerome, 1944-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Island Press, c2009.
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300 |a xii, 414 p. :  |b ill., maps ;  |c 24 cm. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 341-400) and index. 
505 0 |a Atlanta's prayer for water -- Wealth and the culture of water consumption -- Our thirst for energy -- Fouling our own nests -- The crisis masked -- Business as usual -- Water alchemists -- The ancient mariner's lament -- Shall we drink pee? -- Creative conservation -- Water harvesting -- Moore's law -- The enigma of the water closet -- The diamond-water paradox -- The steel deal -- Privatization of water -- Take the money and run -- The future of farming -- Environmental transfers -- The buffalo's lament -- Conclusion : a blue print for reform -- Epilogue : The Salton Sea. 
650 0 |a Water-supply. 
650 0 |a Droughts. 
650 0 |a Water consumption  |x Forecasting. 
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