When the Rivers Run Dry, Fully Revised and Updated Edition: Water-The Defining Crisis of the Twenty-First Century
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A new edition of the veteran science writer’s groundbreaking work on the world’s water crisis, featuring all-new reporting from the most recent global flashpointsThroughout history, rivers have been our foremost source of fresh water for both agriculture and individual consumption, but looming water scarcity threatens to cut global food production and cause conflict and unrest. In this visionary book, Fred Pearce takes readers around the world on a tour of the world’s rivers to provide our most complete portrait yet of the growing global water crisis and its ramifications for us all. With vivid on-the-ground reporting, Pearce deftly weaves together the scientific, economic, and historic dimensions of the water crisis, showing us its complex origins–from waste to wrong-headed engineering projects to high-yield crop varieties that have saved developing countries from starvation but are now emptying their water reserves. Pearce argues that the solution to the growing worldwide water shortage is more 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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Weight 2.49 kg
Dimensions 2.11 × 15.37 × 22.86 cm
PubliCanadation City/Country

USA
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Format

Paperback
Language

Pages

328
Publisher

Year Published

2018-8-28
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ISBN 10

0807054895
About The Author

Fred Pearce is an award-winning author and journalist based in London. He has reported on environmental, science, and development issues from 85 countries over the past 20 years. An environment consultant at New Scientist magazine since 1992, he also writes regularly for the Guardian newspaper and Yale University’s prestigious e360 website. Pearce was voted UK Environment Journalist of the Year in 2001 and CGIAR agricultural research journalist of the year in 2002, and he won a lifetime achievement award from the Association of British Science Writers in 2011. His many books include Falllout, With Speed and Violence, Confessions of an Eco-Sinner, The Coming Population Crash, and The Land Grabbers.
Table Of Content

AbbreviationsIntroduction: The Power of a RiverI. When the rivers run dry . . . the poor take to the road1. The Human Sponge2. Lake Chad3. Sahel4. Riding the Water CycleII. When the rivers run dry . . . America loses the West5. Rio Grande6. Colorado7. CaliforniaIII. When the rivers run dry . . . the wet places die8. Mekong9. Seas of Death10. EnglandIV. When the rivers run dry . . . we mine our children’s water11. India12. Overpumping the World13. BangladeshV. When the rivers run dry . . . engineers pour concrete14. Wonders of the World15. The New Dam Era16. Sun, Silt, and Stagnant PondsVI. When the rivers run dry . . . floods may not be far behind17. China18. Unleashing the River Dragon19. Changing ClimateVII. When the rivers run dry . . . we go to war over water20. Honduras21. Palestine22. River Jordan23. Egypt24. Iraq25. Mesopotamia26. TibetVIII. When the rivers run dry . . . civilizations fall27. Elisha’s Spring and the Riddle of Angkor28. Aral SeaIX. When the rivers run dry . . . we try to catch the rain29. Harvesting the Monsoons30. Oman31. IranX. When the rivers run dry . . . we go looking for new water32. Taking the Water to the People33. Singapore34. Out of Thin Air35. Seeding Clouds and Desalting the SeaXI. When the rivers run dry . . . we should go with the flow36. Europe37. Ganges and Mississippi38. More Crop per Drop39. Colombia40. Water EthicsAcknowledgmentsNotesIndex

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