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WATER - Couverture souple

De Villiers, Marq

 
9780618127443: WATER
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0618127445 ISBN 13 : 9780618127443
Editeur : Mariner Books, 2001

Synopsis

In his award-winning book WATER, Marq de Villiers provides an eye-opening account of how we are using, misusing, and abusing our planet's most vital resource. Encompassing ecological, historical, and cultural perspectives, de Villiers reports from hot spots as diverse as China, Las Vegas, and the Middle East, where swelling populations and unchecked development have stressed fresh water supplies nearly beyond remedy. Political struggles for control of water rage around the globe, and rampant pollution daily poses dire ecological theats. With one eye on these looming crises and the other on the history of our dependence on our planet's most precious commodity, de Villiers has crafted a powerful narrative about the lifeblood of civilizations that will be "a wake-up call for concerned citizens, environmentalists, policymakers, and water drinkers everywhere" (Publishers Weekly).

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À propos de l'auteur

Marq de Villiers is the author of six books on exploration, history, politics, and travel, including INTO AFRICE: A JOURNEY THROUGH THE ANCIENT EMPIRES and WITH TRIBE DREAMING, his award-winning memoir of growing up in South Africa. He resides in Nove Scotia, Canada.

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Éditeur
Mariner Books
Date d'édition
2001
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0618127445
ISBN 13 
9780618127443
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
368
Coordonnées du fabricant
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