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Replenish : the virtuous cycle of water and prosperity /

For centuries, we have disrupted the natural water cycle in an effort to control water for our own prosperity. Every year, recovery from droughts and floods costs billions of dollars, and we spend billions more on irrigation, dams, sanitation plants, and other feats of engineering. We have reached a...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Postel, Sandra (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, DC : Island Press, 2017.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; About Island Press; Subscribe; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Chapter 1. Water Everywhere and Nowhere; Chapter 2. Back to Life; Chapter 3. Put Watersheds to Work; Chapter 4. Make Room for Floods; Chapter 5. Bank It for a Dry Day; Chapter 6. Fill the Earth; Chapter 7. Conserve in the City; Chapter 8. Clean It Up; Chapter 9. Close the Loop; Chapter 10. Let It Flow; Chapter 11. Rescue Desert Rivers; Chapter 12. Share; Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; Index; IP Board of Directors