Blue revolution : unmaking America's water crisis / Cynthia Barnett.

Author/creator Barnett, Cynthia, 1966-
Format Book
Publication InfoBoston, Mass. : Beacon Press, ©2011.
Description286 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
Water-supply--Government policy. --United States.
Water-supply--Case studies.
Water resources development--Moral and ethical aspects.

Contents The illusion of water abundance -- Reclamation to restoration -- The Netherlands : deluge, dams, and the Dutch miracle -- Powerful thirst -- Taproot of the crisis -- The water-industrial complex -- Singapore : of songbirds and sewage -- The big dipper -- The business of blue -- Australia : dry Down Under -- An American water ethic -- Local water.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2011012334
ISBN9780807003176 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0807003174 (hardcover : alk. paper)