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Drought is THE environmental issue of the 21st century and Fred Pearce provides us with the most complete portrait yet of the causes of this global crisis.
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The world is running out of water. Even in the UK our reservoirs empty and there are drought warnings and hose pipe bans each year. Some of world's largest rivers now trickle into sand miles from the ocean, exhausted by human need. Water is 'the new oil' - except we can live without oil; there are no alternatives to fresh water.
From Kent to Kenya, Fred Pearce explores the complex origins of the growing world water crisis. His vivid reportage reveals the personal stories behind failing rivers, barren fields, pollution, desertification, floods and water wars.
Is there hope? Yes - but only if we revolutionize the way we treat water. This phenomenally important book shows us just how essential it is that each one of us takes responsibility for the way we use this crucial resource now - before all our rivers run dry.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a clear and concise look at world hydrology and the way water is being (mis)managed in various countries. It is extremely easy to read and has plenty of facts to both shock and amaze you. The state of the worlds water resources is in dire trouble and this book highlights just what has caused these problems and thankfully some possible solutions. After reading many books about oil and the oil peak, this books makes you realise that our anxiety may well be misplaced and unless we can act soon, our future will be a much harder one. Highly recommended read.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I was pleased with the book, and its condition, once it finally arrived. I was meant to be using it for a project but by the time it got here I'd already finished and handed it in! I had to remind bookcycle that they were meant to be sending it. Other than that, I have no complaints. The book itself is very informative and makes for any easy read. Lots and lots of detail!
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I found plenty of interesting material in this book although the somewhat journalistic style (read sound-bite) made me feel the need to verify much of what was said. Most of the things that I checked were accurate. Some viewpoints expressed appeared to be the more extreme of those on the net and I wondered whether they were chosen solely for their shock-factor.
That said, overall this is quite a clear laymans guide to a doubtless complex issue and I found a good introduction to a potentially dull topic.
It certainly left me with the desire to know more.
That said, overall this is quite a clear laymans guide to a doubtless complex issue and I found a good introduction to a potentially dull topic.
It certainly left me with the desire to know more.
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Essential reading
This is a book which puts the unnecessary usage of water into perspective, and highlights the effects that we are having on the planet by not managing this finite resource wisely
Published 17 months ago by Ralph Keeble
When the rivers run dry
Very poorly writtten and too emotive. All negative and nothing positive to say. I found it tedious and could not finish it. Not my style at all.
I would not recomend it. Read more
I would not recomend it. Read more
Published on 29 Mar 2010 by Mr. Gd Entwistle
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This book is a must read for farmers, politicians and any person interested in getting two decades of research crammed in a single volume of well written and interesting facts... Read more
Published on 1 Aug 2007 by E. Lucas
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