Aqua shock : water in crisis / Susan J. Marks.

An objective look at America's rapidly shrinking water supply Once believed to be a problem limited to America's southwest, water shortages are now an issue coast to coast, from New England to California. In Aqua Shock: The Water Crisis in America, author Susan J. Marks provides a comprehe...

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Online Access: Full Text (via EBSCO)
Main Author: Marks, Susan J.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, 2009.
Edition:Rev. and updated.
Series:Bloomberg.
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Table of Contents:
  • Aqua Shock; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Liquid Gold; 2 Where Our Water Comes From: A Global Perspective; 3 The Disappearing Act; 4 Danger! Safe Water at Risk; 5 On Governing Water; 6 America's Water Gods; 7 The Cost of Water: Cash, Commodities, and Capitalism; 8 Can Our Water Be Saved?; Glossary; Recommended Resources; Index.