Whose Water is It?: The Unquenchable Thirst of a Water-hungry WorldBernadette McDonald, Douglas Jehl "In this book, 14 prominent environmental writers address every aspect of the looming crisis. They explore the paradox that, on a blue planet like ours, little of that resource is actually available for use, and offer alarming and persuasive evidence that we are using what we have much faster than it can be replenished - a problem that will only grow worse as the global population grows and the rate of climate change and airborne pollution quickens. They show the dire consequences of current trends, from desertification to epidemic disease to increasingly bitter battles over who "owns" water and how to apportion our dwindling supply."--BOOK JACKET. |
Contents
Bottling a Birthright? ROBERT GLENNON | 9 |
Working for WaterMARGARET CATLEYCARLSON | 65 |
Water Wars and Other Tales of HydromythologyAARON T WOLF | 109 |
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Whose Water Is It?: The Unquenchable Thirst of a Water-Hungry World Douglas Jehl No preview available - 2004 |
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