Unquenchable : America's water crisis and what to do about it /

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In the middle of the Mojave Desert, Las Vegas casinos use billions of gallons of water for fountains, pirate lagoons, wave machines, and indoor canals. Meanwhile, the town of Orme, Tennessee, must truck in water from Alabama because it has literally run out. Robert Glennon captures the irony-and tra...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Glennon, Robert Jerome, 1944-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : Island Press, ©2009.
Temas:
Water-supply > United States.
Droughts > United States.
Water consumption > United States > Forecasting.
Eau > Approvisionnement > États-Unis.
Sécheresses > États-Unis.
Eau > Consommation > États-Unis > Prévision.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Environmental > Water Supply.
Droughts.
Water consumption > Forecasting.
Water-supply.
United States.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • pt. 1. The crisis.
  • Atlanta's prayer for water
  • Wealth and the culture of water consumption
  • Our thirst for energy
  • Fouling our own nests
  • The crisis masked
  • pt. 2. Real and surreal solutions.
  • Business as usual
  • Water alchemists
  • The ancient mariner's lament
  • Shall we drink pee?
  • Creative conservation
  • Water harvesting
  • Moore's law
  • pt. 3. A new approach.
  • The enigma of the water closet
  • The diamond-water paradox
  • The steel deal
  • Privatization of water
  • Take the money and run
  • The future of farming
  • Environmental transfers
  • The buffalo's lament
  • Conclusion : A blue print for reform
  • Epilogue : The Salton Sea.

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