TY - BOOK AU - Prud'homme,Alex TI - The ripple effect: the fate of freshwater in the twenty-first century SN - 9781416535454 (hbk.) AV - TD345 .P77 2011 U1 - 333.91 22 PY - 2011/// CY - New York PB - Scribner KW - Water-supply KW - Forecasting KW - Fresh water KW - Water KW - Pollution N1 - 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!" N2 - This work of investigative journalism shows how freshwater is the pressing global issue of the twenty-first century UR - http://www.netread.com/jcusers/1247/1767098/image/lgcover.9781416535454.jpg UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1205/2011008951-d.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1205/2011008951-s.html ER -