Drought: An Interdisciplinary Perspective

by Ben Cook

Water is fundamental to all life. From the Dust Bowl of the 1930s, to the extreme water shortages that have struck California in recent years, modern societies often take its abundance for granted until it unexpectedly becomes scarce. Drought is one of the many problems anthropogenic climate change may exacerbate, but it is also a complex phenomenon at the intersection of a range of scientific disciplines and public policy issues. In this innovative...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231176880
• ISBN13: 9780231176880
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.1"