High and dry
Subtitle: meeting the challenges of the world's growing dependence on groundwater
By: William M. Alley and Rosemarie Alley
Contributors: Alley, Rosemarie, author
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 294
ISBN-13: 9780300220384
Subjects: Water-supply; Groundwater
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-283) and index.
Table of contents: title: Beyond rain --; title: India's silent revolution --; title: Arizona --; title: The world's poorest people --; title: Not all aquifers are created equal --; title: Who owns groundwater? --; title: Streamflow depletion --; title: Water for nature --; title: That sinking feeling --; title: Recharge and recycling --; title: Poisoning the well --; title: Pathogens --; title: Arsenic --; title: Fracking --; title: Nitrate and aquifer protection --; title: Transboundary aquifer --; title: Sharing the common pool.