Drying up : the fresh water crisis in Florida / John M. Dunn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dunn, John M., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Water-supply--Florida.

Water-supply.

Florida.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (237 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Gainesville, Florida : University Press of Florida, 2019.

Summary:

"America's wettest state is running out of water, Florida--with its swamps, lakes, extensive coastlines, and legions of life-giving springs--faces a drinking water crisis. Drying Up is a wake-up call and a hard look at what the future holds for those who call Florida home."--Dust jacket.

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; 1. Business as Usual?; 2. Fouling the Waters?; 3. What's Nasty, Deadly, and Green All Over?; 4. Drain Me a River; 5. Replumbing the Great Florida Outdoors; 6. The Florida Growth Machine; 7. Growing the Water Pie; 8. Whose Water Is It?; 9. Florida's Water Wars; 10. The Mother of All Florida Water Wars; 11. Flooding Time Again; 12. Rethinking Water; 13. All Is Not Lost; 14. Politics and Solutions; Acknowledgments; Selected Sources by Chapter; Major Sources; Photo Credits; Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8130-6385-X

OCLC:

1088370585