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008			060418s2006 enkab 001 0 eng
010			_a 2006389185
015			_aGBA586333 _2bnb
020			_a9781903919583 _qhbk.
035			_a14367052
035			_a(OCoLC)62089443
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050	0	0	_aHD1691 _b.P33 2006
082	0	4	_a333.91 PEA _222 _b11497
100	1		_aPearce, Fred.
245	1	0	_aWhen the rivers run dry : _bwhat happens when our water runs out? / _cFred Pearce.
246	3	0	_aWhat happens when our water runs out?
260			_aLondon : _bEden Project, _c2006.
300			_a368 p. : _bill., maps ; _c24 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
500			_aIncludes index.
520			_aNature. Science. Nonfiction. HTML:A new edition of the veteran science writer's groundbreaking work on the world's water crisis, featuring all-new reporting from the most recent global flashpoints Throughout history, rivers have been our foremost source of fresh water for both agriculture and individual consumption, but looming water scarcity threatens to cut global food production and cause conflict and unrest. In this visionary book, Fred Pearce takes readers around the world on a tour of the world's rivers to provide our most complete portrait yet of the growing global water crisis and its ramifications for us all. With vivid on-the-ground reporting, Pearce deftly weaves together the scientific, economic, and historic dimensions of the water crisis, showing us its complex originsfrom waste to wrong-headed engineering projects to high-yield crop varieties that have saved developing countries from starvation but are now emptying their water reserves. Pearce argues that the solution to the growing worldwide water shortage is more efficiency and a new water ethic based on managing the water cycle for maximum social benefit rather than narrow self-interest.
650		0	_aWater-supply.
650		0	_aWater resources development.
650		0	_aWater consumption.
650		0	_aDesertification.
856	4	1	_3Table of contents only _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0611/2006389185.html
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