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Last Oasis: Facing Water Scarcity

by Sandra Postel

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ISBN13: 9780393309614
ISBN10: 0393309614
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Postel, vice president for research of the Worldwatch Institute, examines the worldwide limits--ecological, economic, and political--of water, and discloses existing methods to make water go further, decreasing the likelihood of both scarcity and conflict.
Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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ISBN:
9780393309614
Subtitle:
(facing water scarcity )
Author:
Postel, Sandra
Publisher:
W.W. Norton
Location:
New York :
Subject:
Water-supply
Subject:
Water conservation
Subject:
Water-rights
Copyright:
1992
Edition Number:
1st ed.
Edition Description:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Series:
The Worldwatch environmental alert series
Series Volume:
9452
Publication Date:
c1992
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
239 p.
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