Drinking Water
A History
Abrams Press · Print & ebook · June 13, 2017
"A surprising, delightful, fact-filled book." —Jared Diamond, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Guns, Germs, and Steel "Salzman has produced a gem of uncommon value—a fascinating book which slips in among its engaging stories their weighty implications for policy." —William K. Reilly, former Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and former President of the World Wildlife Fund In this updated edition of Drinking Water, Duke University professor and environmental policy expert James Salzman shows how drinking water highlights the most pressing issues of our time.
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- Who it’s for
- Drinking water opens onto urgent questions about how we consume water and what those choices mean.
- Themes
- Water consumption, Environmental policy, Flint water crisis
- Genres
- Environmental Policy, Water Supply, Hydrology
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"A surprising, delightful, fact-filled book." —Jared Diamond, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Guns, Germs, and Steel "Salzman has produced a gem of uncommon value—a fascinating book which slips in among its engaging stories their weighty implications for policy." —William K. Reilly, former Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and former President of the World Wildlife Fund In this updated edition of Drinking Water, Duke University professor and environmental policy expert James Salzman shows how drinking water highlights the most pressing issues of our time.
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He adds eye-opening, contemporary examples about our relationship to and consumption of water, as well as a new chapter about the atrocities that occurred in Flint, Michigan. Provocative, insightful, and engaging, Drinking Water shows just how complex a simple glass of water can be. An essential look at a fascinating and challenging issue.
A Glass, Reconsidered
Drinking water opens onto urgent questions about how we consume water and what those choices mean.
Come here for
- A closer look at water’s place in contemporary life
- Environmental questions with policy implications
Expect
- Engaging stories alongside weightier implications
- A new chapter on Flint, Michigan
Where it sits
| Environmental Policy | 45% |
|---|---|
| Water Supply | 42% |
| Hydrology | 30% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Natural Resources
- Environmental Policy
- Water Supply
- Authors
- James Salzman
- Publisher
- Abrams Press
- Published
- June 13, 2017
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Water consumption · Environmental policy · Flint water crisis
- Reading lane
- Natural Resources