Prud'homme, Alex.

The ripple effect : the fate of freshwater in the twenty-first century / Ripple effect : the fate of freshwater in the 21st century Alex Prud'homme. - 1st Scribner hardcover ed. - New York : Scribner, 2011. - 435 p. ; 24 cm.

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 freshwater is the pressing global issue of the twenty-first century.

9781416535454 (hbk.) 1416535454

2011008951


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

TD345 / .P77 2011

333.91 / PRU

TD345 / .P77 2011