Mirage : the false promise of desert agriculture / Russell Clemings.
Mirage : the false promise of desert agriculture / Russell Clemings.
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Publisher
San Francisco : Sierra Club Books, c1996.
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N333.7613709/2
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Language
English
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Physical content
viii, 247 p. ; 22 cm.
Contents
1. The Desert Farming Experiment -- 2. Manifest Destiny -- 3. An Early Warning -- 4. Of Drainage and Baby Ducks -- 5. A Prophet Without Honor -- 6. Dueling Nature in the Lake Bed -- 7. The Once Mighty Colorado -- 8. A Flood Down Under -- 9. The Gift of the Indus -- 10. Science Searches for Answers -...
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Publisher
San Francisco : Sierra Club Books, c1996.
Place of Publication
California
Date Published
c1996.
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Summary
With one-third of the world's crops raised on irrigated lands, the problems of sustainability have serious consequences. One of the most dire results has already been witnessed in the devastation at Kesterson National Wildlife Refuge in California....
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Mirage : the false promise of desert agriculture / Russell Clemings.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-238) and index.
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N333.7613709/2
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74VMlWlz52oy
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VMlWlz52oy
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ISBN
0871564165 (alk. paper)
9780871564160 (alk. paper)
DDC
333.7613709154
MMS ID
991003389039702626
