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Water in plain sight : hope for a thirsty world / Judith D. Schwartz.
Lippincott Library HD1691 .S839 2016
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Schwartz, Judith D., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Water-supply.
- Water.
- Water--Social aspects.
- Physical Description:
- 250 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First Edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : St. Martin's Press, [2016]
- Summary:
- "In a refreshing perspective on water that transcends zero-sum thinking, the author of the groundbreaking Cows Save the Planet, sharing stories from around the globe, offers real-world solutions to today's water crisis, "--NoveList.
- Contents:
- The elephant pools : making rainfall effective
- Pipes, pumps and beaver ponds : moving water across the landscape
- The birds of Chihuahua : water and biodiversity
- Missing the water for the trees : how plants make water
- Farming for water : industrial agriculture's water-guzzling secrets
- Dew and the desert : what goes up must come down
- Storm waters dreaming : dowsing the flames in Australia
- Good riddance to the infernal ants : helping the water poor and avoiding water wars.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-239) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781250069917
- 1250069912
- OCLC:
- 918994564
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