Water

Name: Water
Price: 97.9 USD
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ISBN: 9783869306797

ISBN-10: 3869306793

ISBN-13: 9783869306797

Edition: 2013

Authors: Edward Burtynsky, Wade Davis

List price: $125.00

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There is no life without water. Burtynskys new and highly anticipated book Water tells us the story of where water comes from, how we use it, distribute and waste it. Often using a birds-eye perspective, the photographer shows us its remote sources, remarkable ancient step-wells and mass bathing rituals, the transformation of desert into cities with waterfronts on each doorstep, the compromised landscapes of the American Southwest. Furthermore, Burtynsky explores the infrastructure of water management: the gigantic hydroelectric dams and terraced rice fields in the heart of China, the vast irrigation systems of Americas bread basket and the use of aquaculture. The colour photographs in this…

Book details

List price: $125.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Gerhard Steidl Druckerei und Verlag
Publication date: 11/5/2013
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 228
Size: 14.25" wide x 11.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 6.534
Language: English

Wade Davis was named one of the Explorers for the Millennium by the National Geographic Society. He is an anthropologist and ethnobotanist whose books include the international bestsellerThe Serpent and the Rainbow. K. David Harrison is a linguist whose work with endangered languages is receiving national attention. He conducts expeditions to remote places around the world in his study of global language loss.