Customer Review: Are you interested in environmental issues, natural resource policy, or understanding how ecosystems silently enable our society to function? If so you must read this book. Almost 10 years has passed since this edited volume was published (edited by Gretchen Daily), and there has been... more info
Customer Review: Postel and Richter have produced a well-written book full of interesting insights and statistics on rivers, their use and conservation. Rivers for Life has been very useful for me and my group Prodefensa del Nazas in our struggle to preserve the last remaining ecosystems of the Nazas, one of... more info
Customer Review: This book is like one of those European tourbuses that promise to escort you through twelve countries in just seven days. If you're just there to make some deliveries, it's quite convenient. If you just want to have something to talk about with your friends, it's a means. If you've never been to... more info
Customer Review: I'm an agronomist and I read this book here in Brazil.As an agronomist,even unemployed today, I must read, about my profession.
If you aren't an expert, this book will be an excelent choice.Irrigation is a very important subject.About 40% of world's food comes from irrigated crops.Even so,... more info
Customer Review: I mistakenly rushed to buy this title before I knew how much content it had to offer. The booklet, and I stress booklet, offers some very good global case studies which will further illuminate global/regional circumstances regarding human use and access to fresh water. My mistake: I thought it... more info