Replenish : the virtuous cycle of water and prosperity

• Main Author: Postel, Sandra (Author)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC : Island Press, 2017.
• Subjects: hydrologický cyklus; ochrana vod; vodní zdroje; spotřeba vody; vodárenství; hydrologic cycle; water conservation; water catchment areas; water consumption; water supply engineering; elektronické knihy; monografie; electronic books; monographs

For centuries, we have disrupted the natural water cycle in an effort to control water for our own prosperity. Every year, recovery from droughts and floods costs billions of dollars, and we spend billions more on irrigation, dams, sanitation plants, and other feats of engineering. We have reached a...