Overview
Once believed to be a problem limited to America's southwest,water shortages are now an issue coast to coast, from New Englandto California. In Aqua Shock: The Water Crisis in America,author Susan J. Marks provides a comprehensive analysis of thecurrent conflicts being waged over dwindling water supplies. Shepresents the findings of university studies, think tanks, andresearch groups, as well as the opinions of water experts,including Peter Gleick, president of the Pacific Institute forStudies in Development, Environment, and Security. The book
- Explains where our water comes from and who controls it, aswell as the cost of water on cash, commodities, and capitalism
- Describes the risks of running out of water
- Details how we can preserve and protect our most precious, yetmost undervalued natural resource
Right now, battles over water supplies rage across the country.Aqua Shock is an objective look at how we arrived at thiscrisis point and what we can do-and should be doing-to solve thewater crisis in America.
This book title, Aqua Shock, Revised and Updated (Water in Crisis), ISBN: 9780470918067, by Susan J. Marks, published by Wiley (April 5, 2011) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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