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Author Eisl, Markus, 1964- author.

Title Water : exploring the blue planet / Markus Eisl, Gerald Mansberger, Paul Schreilechner ; translation, Beatrix Read.

Publication Info. Richmond Hill, Ontario : Firefly Books, 2016.

Copies

Location Call No. Status
 Bloomfield, Prosser Library - Adult Department  333.91 EIS    Storage
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  333.91 EI82    Check Shelf
Description 311 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 31 cm
Note Includes index.
Translation of: Wasser : Entdeckung des blauen Planeten.
Contents Geohazard "human" / Stefan Rahmstorf -- Exposed to the elements / Wolfgang Kron -- When the flood arrives / Josef H. Reichholf -- At the turning point / Lars Abromeit -- Vulnerable blue / Kim Detloff -- A contested commodity / Diana Hummel -- In the lithium rush / Karl-Heinz Otto -- The gardens of Poseidon / Robert Hofrichter -- Paradise on call / Josef H. Reichholf.
Summary "This book provides insight into water and creates a more profound understanding of the current water predicament. It focuses on the health of our planet surrounding water and uses technologically advanced sytems to reveal the damage and destruction brought on by humans. Focus is put on our attempts to control water and our reckless actions that threaten water availability."-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Water -- Aerial photographs.
Water -- Environmental aspects.
Water-supply.
Water conservation.
Water -- Environmental aspects.
Water-supply.
NATURE -- Environmental Conservation & Protection.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Environmental -- Water Supply.
Water. (OCoLC)fst01171139
Water -- Environmental aspects. (OCoLC)fst01171209
Water-supply. (OCoLC)fst01172350
Indexed Term (fast)Water conservation.
(fast)Water--Environmental aspects.
(fast)Water-supply.
Genre/Form Aerial photographs. (OCoLC)fst01423684
Bildband (DE-588)4145395-5 (uri)http://d-nb.info/gnd/4145395-5 (DE-101)041453956
Added Author Mansberger, Gerald, 1960- author.
Schreilechner, Paul, 1965- author.
Added Title Wasser. English
ISBN 9781770858138 (hardback)
177085813X (hardback)
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