When the Rivers Run Dry: Water--The Defining Crisis of the Twenty-first Century
Language: English
Published by Beacon Press, 2006
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- Title
- When the Rivers Run Dry: Water--The Defining Crisis of the Twenty-first Century
- Author
- Pearce, Fred
- Publisher
- Beacon Press
- Publication year
- 2006
- Condition
- Good
- Dust jacket
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0807085723
- ISBN 13
- 9780807085721
- Edition
- 1st Edition
Veteran science correspondent Fred Pearce traveled to more than thirty countries while researching When the Rivers Run Dry; it is our most complete portrait yet of the growing world water crisis. Deftly weaving together the complicated scientific, economic, and historical dimensions of the crisis, he shows us its complex origins, from waste to wrong-headed engineering projects to high-yield crop varieties that have kept developing countries from starvation but are now emptying their water reserves. And Pearces vivid reportage reveals the personal stories behind failing rivers, barren fields, desertification, water wars, floods, and even the death of cultures.
Finally, Pearce argues that the solution to the growing worldwide water shortage is not more and bigger dams but greater efficiency and a new water ethic based on managing the water cycle for maximum social benefit rather than narrow self-interest.
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