Book
Dry spring : the coming water crisis of North America
Record details
- ISBN: 9781551928142 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9781551928142
- ISBN: 1551928140
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Physical Description:
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383 p. : maps ; 23 cm. - Publisher: Vancouver : Raincoast Books, c2008.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Prologue The Marble and the Bowl -- Ch. 1. Eden Ablaze: Why the World's Forests Are Burning -- Ch. 2. Running Dry: Drought, Thirst and the Spread of Deserts -- Ch. 3. Curse of Plenty: Tempests, Floods and Rising Waves -- Ch. 4. Planet on Defrost: A World without Ice and Snow -- Ch. 5. Up in the Air: The Great Lakes' Uncertain Future -- Ch. 6. Overdraft: In Arms over the Colorado River -- Ch. 7. Pumping Blind: Hidden Threat in the Foothills -- Ch. 8. Outlook to 2030: Wild and Wilder -- Ch. 9. Mirages: Taps for Big Plumbing -- Ch. 10. Green Inc.: Balancing Our Ecological Books -- Ch. 11. No Fear: Putting Canada's Water Up for Sale -- Epilogue: Future-Proof -- "What Can I Do?" |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Water-supply Water quality Climatic changes Water conservation |
| Topic Heading: | Festival of the Written Arts 2008 |
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- 13 of 14 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Granisle Public Library | 333.91 WOO (Text) | 35190000052462 | Adult Non Fiction Hardcover | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Beaver Valley Public Library | 333.91 WOO (Text) | 35144000002134 | Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Burns Lake Public Library | 333.91 Woo (Text) | 35198000060062 | Adult Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Fort St. John Public Library | 333.91 WOO (Text) | BFSJ116976 | ADULT Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Gibsons Public Library | 333.91 WOOD (Text) | 30886000169652 | Adult Nonfiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Kimberley Public Library | 333.91 WOO (Text) | KPL88842 | Adult Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Lillooet Branch | 333.91 WOO (Text) | 35180000168764 | Non-fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Quesnel Branch | 333.91 WOO (Text)
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| Radium Hot Springs Public Library | 333.91 WOO (Text) | 35130000111538 | Adult Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Checked out | 2024-08-16 |
| Smithers Public Library | ANF 333.91 WOO (Text) | 35101001027098 | Adult Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
