When the rivers run dry : water--the defining crisis of the twenty-first century / Fred Pearce.
By: Pearce, Fred.
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BookPublisher: Boston : Beacon Press, c2006Description: xi, 324 p. : maps ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0807085723 (hardcover : alk. paper).Subject(s): Water resources development | Water-supply | Water resources development | Water supplyDDC classification: 333.91 Summary: Examines the current state of crucial water sources around the world, discusses the scientific, economic, and historic dimensions of the water crisis, and offers practical solutions for preserving the world's water supply in the twenty-first century.
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Examines the current state of crucial water sources around the world, discusses the scientific, economic, and historic dimensions of the water crisis, and offers practical solutions for preserving the world's water supply in the twenty-first century.
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