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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: James Fargo BalliettPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.310kg ISBN: 9780765682352ISBN 10: 0765682354 Pages: 168 Publication Date: 14 May 2014 Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Tertiary & Higher Education , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print ![]() This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsPart 1 Introduction to Freshwater; Chapter 1 The Wonders of Freshwater; Chapter 2 Humans and Freshwater; Part 2 Global Freshwater Case Studies; Chapter 3 Salton Sea California; Chapter 4 Niger River West Africa; Chapter 5 Lake Baikal Russia; Chapter 6 Kuwait Middle East; Chapter 7 New York City New York; Chapter 8 Murray-Darling Basin Australia; Chapter 9 Santiago Chile; Part 3 Freshwater Conclusion; Chapter 10 Water Challenges; Chapter 11 The Water Horizon;ReviewsAuthor InformationJames Balliett graduated from Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts, studying environmental issues and writing. His senior thesis was about a winter he spent on the summit of Mount Washington in New Hampshire. Two years later, he was awarded his masters of science degree in environmental studies from Antioch New England Graduate School. His experiences include a project for the US Forest Service in southeast Alaska, work for the harbormaster in Chatham, Massachusetts, and as a natural resource officer in Barnstable, Massachusetts where he helped manage a piping plover colony. While living in Burlington, Vermont, Balliett was a reporter for the Burlington Free Press and worked at the Chamber of Commerce where he directed their government affairs office. While living in Colorado's front range, he served as an advocacy manager for Housing Colorado. He currently resides on Cape Cod and writes for the Cape Codder Newspaper, covering a range of community, environmental, and business news. His five environmental science books (mountains, forests, wetlands, freshwater, and oceans) make up a set on Environmental Issues, Global Perspectives. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |