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Water wars

drought, flood, folly, and the politics of thirst

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An edition of Water Wars (2002)

Water wars

drought, flood, folly, and the politics of thirst

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From the co-author of "Tiger-Wallahs" comes a book on what every person should know--beyond the headlines of the current global water crisis--about the history and fate of our most vital resource.

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Riverhead Books
Language
English
Pages
280

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Management, International cooperation, Water, Water rights, Water-supply, Hydraulic engineering, Political aspects, Political aspects of Water, Droughts, Floods, New York Times reviewed
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Water Wars
June 3, 2003, Riverhead Trade
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Water Wars: Drought, Flood, Folly, and the Politics of Thirst
June 2003, Tandem Library
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Water wars: drought, flood, folly, and the politics of thirst
2002, Riverhead Books
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Water Wars: Drought, Flood, Folly and the Politics of Thirst
August 1, 2002, Riverhead Hardcover
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Cover of: Water Wars
Water Wars: Drought, Flood, Folly And The Politics Of Thirst
April 2, 2002, Diane Pub Co
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Water wars: drought, flood, folly, and the politics of thirst
2002, Riverhead Books
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Table of Contents

Hold back the sea: Climate shock and rising waters
Sin of scale: Great projects
Thousand valleys: River basins and utopian dreams
Dry, drier, driest: greening the desert
Predicaments: power and water
Raging rivers: Living in floodplains
Wars
Praying for rain
Epilogue: Everglades.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-270) and index.

Property of Associated Students. This item may be checked out from the AS Environmental Center, VU 424.

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AS Environmental Center Collection., Associated Students Collections.

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Library of Congress
TD345 .W257 2002, TD345.W257 2002

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280 p. ;
Number of pages
280

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OL15989048M
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waterwarsdrought00ward
ISBN 10
1573222291
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9781573222297
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2002021301
OCLC/WorldCat
49525749
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569645
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498196

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OL8007066W

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