The ripple effect :

Prud'homme, Alex.

The ripple effect : the fate of fresh water in the twenty-first century / Alex Prud'homme. - 1st Scribner hardcover ed. - New York : Scribner, 2011. - 435 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Under pressure -- Quality: what is in our water? -- Drought: a creeping disaster -- Flood: come hell or high water -- Water in the twenty-first century: conflict and innovation -- The ripple effect -- "Water!"

This work of investigative journalism shows how fresh water is the pressing global issue of the twenty-first century.

9781416535454 (hbk.) 1416535454 (hbk.) 9781439168493 (ebk.) 1439168490 (ebk.)

2011008951


Water-supply--Forecasting.
Fresh water.
Water--Pollution.

TD345 / .P77 2011

333.91