Replenish : the virtuous cycle of water and prosperity / Sandra Postel.
Replenish : the virtuous cycle of water and prosperity / Sandra Postel.
Replenish : the virtuous cycle of water and prosperity / Sandra Postel.
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Publisher
Washington, D. C. Island Press, [2017]
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G 2017/6910
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Language
English
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Physical content
ix, 323 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
ch. 1 Water Everywhere and Nowhere -- ch. 2 Back to Life -- ch. 3 Put Watersheds to Work -- ch. 4 Make Room for Floods -- ch. 5 Bank It for a Dry Day -- ch. 6 Fill the Earth -- ch. 7 Conserve in the City -- ch. 8 Clean It Up -- ch. 9 Close the Loop -- ch. 10 Let It Flow -- ch. 11 Rescue Desert River...
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Publisher
Washington, D. C. Island Press, [2017]
Place of Publication
District of Columbia
Date Published
[2017]
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Summary
Sandra Postel takes readers around the world to explore water projects that work with, rather than against, nature's rhythms. In New Mexico, forest rehabilitation is safeguarding drinking water; along the Mississippi River, farmers are planting cover crops to reduce polluted runoff; and in China, "sponge cities" are capturing rainwater to curb urba...
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Replenish : the virtuous cycle of water and prosperity / Sandra Postel.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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©2017.
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G 2017/6910
Record Identifier
74VKVGRlbRK3
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVGRlbRK3
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ISBN
1610917901
9781610917902
DDC
551.48
MMS ID
991024152415102626
