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Last oasis : facing water scarcity / Sandra Postel.

Author/creator Postel, Sandra
Format Book and Print
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York : W.W. Norton, ©1992.
Description239 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm.
Subject(s)
Water-supply.
Water conservation.
Water rights.
Series The Worldwatch environmental alert series
Worldwatch environmental alert series. ^A284622
Contents An illusion of plenty -- Signs of scarcity -- Engineering's promise -- Bread and water -- Paradise lost -- Hydropolitics -- A world heating up -- Thrifty irrigation -- Small-scale solutions -- Wastewater no more -- Industrial recycling -- Conserving in cities -- Pricing, markets, and regulations -- A water ethic.
Local noteLittle-284866
Local noteLittle-284866
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 92030356
ISBN0393034283 (alk. paper) :
ISBN0393309614 (pbk.)

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Joyner General Stacks TD345 .P67 1992 ✔ Available Place Hold
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