{"product_id":"when-the-rivers-run-dry-fully-revised-and-updated-edition-isbn-9780807054895","title":"When the Rivers Run Dry, Fully Revised and Updated Edition","description":"\u003cb\u003eA new edition of the veteran science writer's groundbreaking work on the world's water crisis, featuring all-new reporting from the most recent global flashpoints\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThroughout history, rivers have been our foremost source of fresh water for both agriculture and individual consumption, but looming water scarcity threatens to cut global food production and cause conflict and unrest. In this visionary book, Fred Pearce takes readers around the world on a tour of the world's rivers to provide our most complete portrait yet of the growing global water crisis and its ramifications for us all. With vivid on-the-ground reporting, Pearce deftly weaves together the scientific, economic, and historic dimensions of the water crisis, showing us its complex origins--from waste to wrong-headed engineering projects to high-yield crop varieties that have saved developing countries from starvation but are now emptying their water reserves. Pearce argues that the solution to the growing worldwide water shortage is more efficiency and a new water ethic based on managing the water cycle for maximum social benefit rather than narrow self-interest.\u003ci\u003eAbbreviations\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIntroduction: The Power of a River\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI. \u003ci\u003eWhen the rivers run dry . . . the poor take to the road\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. The Human Sponge\u003cbr\u003e2. Lake Chad\u003cbr\u003e3. Sahel\u003cbr\u003e4. Riding the Water Cycle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eII. \u003ci\u003eWhen the rivers run dry . . . America loses the West\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5. Rio Grande\u003cbr\u003e6. Colorado\u003cbr\u003e7. California\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIII. \u003ci\u003eWhen the rivers run dry . . . the wet places die\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e8. Mekong\u003cbr\u003e9. Seas of Death\u003cbr\u003e10. England\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIV. \u003ci\u003eWhen the rivers run dry . . . we mine our children’s water\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e11. India\u003cbr\u003e12. Overpumping the World\u003cbr\u003e13. Bangladesh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eV. \u003ci\u003eWhen the rivers run dry . . . engineers pour concrete\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e14. Wonders of the World\u003cbr\u003e15. The New Dam Era\u003cbr\u003e16. Sun, Silt, and Stagnant Ponds\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVI. \u003ci\u003eWhen the rivers run dry . . . floods may not be far behind\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e17. China\u003cbr\u003e18. Unleashing the River Dragon\u003cbr\u003e19. Changing Climate\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVII. \u003ci\u003eWhen the rivers run dry . . . we go to war over water\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e20. Honduras\u003cbr\u003e21. Palestine\u003cbr\u003e22. River Jordan\u003cbr\u003e23. Egypt\u003cbr\u003e24. Iraq\u003cbr\u003e25. Mesopotamia\u003cbr\u003e26. Tibet\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVIII. \u003ci\u003eWhen the rivers run dry . . . civilizations fall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e27. Elisha’s Spring and the Riddle of Angkor\u003cbr\u003e28. Aral Sea\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIX. \u003ci\u003eWhen the rivers run dry . . . we try to catch the rain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e29. Harvesting the Monsoons\u003cbr\u003e30. Oman\u003cbr\u003e31. Iran\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eX. \u003ci\u003eWhen the rivers run dry . . . we go looking for new water\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e32. Taking the Water to the People\u003cbr\u003e33. Singapore\u003cbr\u003e34. Out of Thin Air\u003cbr\u003e35. Seeding Clouds and Desalting the Sea\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eXI. \u003ci\u003eWhen the rivers run dry . . . we should go with the flow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e36. Europe\u003cbr\u003e37. Ganges and Mississippi\u003cbr\u003e38. More Crop per Drop\u003cbr\u003e39. Colombia\u003cbr\u003e40. Water Ethics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNotes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eFred Pearce\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning author and journalist based in London. He has reported on environmental, science, and development issues from 85 countries over the past 20 years. An environment consultant at \u003ci\u003eNew Scientist\u003c\/i\u003e magazine since 1992, he also writes regularly for \u003ci\u003ethe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e newspaper and Yale University’s prestigious e360 website. Pearce was voted UK Environment Journalist of the Year in 2001 and CGIAR agricultural research journalist of the year in 2002, and he won a lifetime achievement award from the Association of British Science Writers in 2011. His many books include \u003ci\u003eFalllout\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWith Speed and Violence\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eConfessions of an Eco-Sinner\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Coming Population Crash\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e The Land Grabbers\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Beacon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303976325349,"sku":"NP9780807054895","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780807054895.jpg?v=1767743989","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/when-the-rivers-run-dry-fully-revised-and-updated-edition-isbn-9780807054895","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}