Keepers of the spring : reclaiming our water in an age of globalization
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TextPublication details: Washington, D.C. : Island Press, c2004Description: x, 260 p. ; illISBN: 9781559636810; 1559636815 (cloth : alk. paper)Subject(s): Water-supply | Water conservationDDC classification: 333.91 Online resources: Click here to access online | Click here to access online | Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Megawater --
Civilization and the Water Cycle --
Replumbing the Planet --
Egypt's Source of Everlasting Prosperity? --
Killing the Flood Plains --
A New Force of Nature --
Libya's Great Man-Made River --
A Second Front in the Green Revolution --
The Devil's Water --
A Salty Hell --
The Keepers --
The Last of a Dying Breed? --
Hidden Wonders of the Ancient World --
Common Monuments to Human Perseverence --
America's Lost Hydraulic Civilization --
How to Catch the Rain --
The People's Green Revolution --
Trickles and Floods --
Making Water from Thin Air --
Restoring African Hydrology --
Reviving the Wetlands --
Conclusion --
The Battle for the New Agenda.
Annotation "In Keepers of the Spring veteran science news correspondent Fred Pearce travels the world to bring back stories from people who have drawn on ancient tradition and modern technology to deliver to their communities the water they need to survive. These "keepers" are sustaining an entire alternative tradition of working with natural flows rather than trying to reengineer nature to provide water for human needs
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