| Main Title |
Keepers of the spring : reclaiming our water in an age of globalization / |
| Author |
Pearce, Fred.
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| Publisher |
Island Press, |
| Year Published |
2004 |
| OCLC Number |
55600834 |
| ISBN |
1559636815; 9781559636810 |
| Subjects |
Water-supply--Management ;
Water-supply--History ;
Water conservation
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| ERAM |
TD345,P33 2004 |
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Region 9 Library/San Francisco,CA |
03/11/2005 |
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| Collation |
x, 260 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-252) and index. |
| Contents Notes |
Riding the water cycle -- Introduction -- Megawater -- Hydraulic civilizations -- Replumbing the planet -- Egypt's source of everlasting prosperity? -- Killing the Nigerian floodplains -- A new force of nature -- Libya's great man-made river -- A second front in the green revolution -- The devil's water -- A salty hell -- The Keepers -- The last of a dying breed? -- Hidden wonders of the ancient world -- Common monuments to human perseverance -- America's lost hydraulic civilizations -- How to catch the rain -- The people's green revolution -- Trickles and floods -- Making water from thin air -- Restoring African hydrology -- Reviving the wetlands -- Conclusion -- Battle for the New Agenda. Annotation Annotation |
