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 tipping point: massive engineering is not only harming the environment, but unravelling social and political stability. What if the answer was not control of the water cycle, but replenishment? Sandra Postel takes readers around the world to explore water projects that work with, rather than against, nature's rhythms. * Includes reference to Australian case studies and information.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Island Press
ISBN-13
9781610917902
eBay Product ID (ePID)
8046491303
Product Key Features
Author
Sandra Postel
Publication Name
Replenish: the Virtuous Cycle of Water and Prosperity
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Geology, Science
Publication Year
2017
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
328 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
229mm
Item Width
152mm
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Sandra Postel
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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