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020 $a9781597264365 (cloth : alk. paper)
020 $a1597264369 (cloth : alk. paper)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn262787447
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050 00 $aTD223$b.G578 2009
082 00 $a363.6/10973$222
100 1 $aGlennon, Robert Jerome,$d1944-
245 10 $aUnquenchable :$bAmerica's water crisis and what to do about it /$cRobert Glennon.
260 $aWashington, DC :$bIsland Press,$cc2009.
300 $axii, 414 p. :$bill., maps ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 341-400) and index.
505 0 $aPart I. The Crisis. 1. Atlanta's prayer for water -- 2. Wealth and the culture of water consumption -- 3. Our thirst for energy --4. Fouling our own nests -- 5. The crisis masked -- Part II. Real and surreal solutions. 6. Business as usual -- 7. Water alchemists -- 8. The ancient mariner's lament -- 9. Shall we drink pee? -- 10. Creative conservation -- 11. Water harvesting -- 12. Moore's law -- Part III. A new approach. 13. The enigma of the water closet -- 14. The diamond-water paradox -- 15. The steel deal -- 16. Privatization of water -- 17. Take the money and run -- 18. The future of farming -- 19. Environmental transfers -- 20. The buffalo's lament -- Conclusion : a blue print for reform -- Epilogue : The Salton Sea.
650 0 $aWater-supply$zUnited States.
650 0 $aDroughts$zUnited States.
650 0 $aWater consumption$zUnited States$xForecasting.