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Author Barnett, Cynthia, 1966-

Title Mirage : Florida and the vanishing water of the Eastern U.S. / Cynthia Barnett.

Imprint Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c2007.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe 3rd Floor Stacks  333.9109759 B264m 2007    ---  Available
Description 240 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-224) and index.
Contents History and myth -- Conspicuous consumption -- Drained and diverted -- The wetlands and the weather -- Red state, green state -- Destination, Florida -- Water wars -- Business in a bottle -- Priceless -- Water wildcatters -- Technology's promise -- Redemption and the river of grass.
Subject Water consumption -- Florida.
Water consumption -- East (U.S.)
Florida -- Environmental conditions.
East (U.S.) -- Environmental conditions.
Water conservation -- Florida.
Water conservation -- East (U.S.)
Water-supply -- Florida.
Water-supply -- East (U.S.)
ISBN 9780472115631 (cloth : alk. paper)
0472115634 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780472033034 (pbk. : alk. paper.)
0472033034 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Standard No. YDXCP 2498759
AU@ 000041056457

 
    
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