Skip to content

Water : The Fate of Our Most Precious Resource
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

Water : The Fate of Our Most Precious Resource Paperback - 2001

by De Villiers, Marq, de Villiers, Marq

  • Used

De Villiers reports from hot spots as diverse as China, Las Vegas and the Middle East, where he has crafted a powerful narrative about the lifeblood of civilizations, the global consequences of human thirst, and solutions that may avert the coming water wars. 2 maps.

Description

HarperCollins Publishers. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Used - Good
NZ$9.54
FREE Shipping to USA Standard delivery: 4 to 8 days
More Shipping Options
Ships from Better World Books (Indiana, United States)
The BIBLIO Guarantee | Ask Seller a Question

Details

  • Title Water : The Fate of Our Most Precious Resource
  • Author De Villiers, Marq, de Villiers, Marq
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 1st Mariner Book
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 368
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher HarperCollins Publishers, Wilmington, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  • Date 2001-07-12
  • Features Bibliography, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 9518055-6
  • ISBN 9780618127443 / 0618127445
  • Weight 0.83 lbs (0.38 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.25 x 5.5 x 0.92 in (20.96 x 13.97 x 2.34 cm)
  • Themes
    • Topical: Ecology
  • Library of Congress subjects Water-supply, Water - Pollution
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 00021224
  • Dewey Decimal Code 333.91

About Better World Books Indiana, United States

Biblio member since 2005
Seller rating: This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.

Better World Books is the world's leading socially conscious online bookseller and has sold over 100 million books. Each sale generates funds for global literacy and education initiatives. We offer low prices, fast shipping, and have a 100% money back guarantee, if you are not completely satisfied.

Terms of Sale:

Better World Books wants every single one of its customers to be happy with their purchase. If you are not satisfied your purchase or simply find out that it was not the book you were looking for, please e-mail us at: help@betterworldbooks.com. We will get back to you as soon as possible with directions on how to return the book to our warehouse. Please keep in mind that because we deal mostly in used books, any extra components, such as CDs or access codes, are usually not included. CDs: If the book does include a CD, it will be noted in the book's description ("With CD!"). Otherwise, there is no CD included, even if the term is used in the book's title. Access Codes: Unless the book is described as "New," please assume that the book does *not* have an access code.

Browse books from Better World Books

Summary

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).

First line

THE LITTLE MOKORO, a boat roughly hewn from a mopane log, drifted slowly through the waters of the Okavango Delta.

Media reviews

Citations

  • Booklist, 12/01/2003, Page 640

Hang on… we’re fetching the requested page.