I agree with Adam, "Water" was a very thought-provoking book.
I have also read "Water Wars: Privatization, Pollution, and Profit" by Vandana Shiva, "Song for the Blue Ocean" by Carl Safina and the "Cadillac Desert" by Marc Reisner. Each one of these books is full of "eye-popping" information. If you are interested in laws governing waters in the USA there is a little book called "Water Law: In a Nutshell" by David H. Getches that does a nice job at sorting and succinctly explaining this convoluted and confusing topic related to water rights and regulation. Hope this helps! I have found these books fundamental in shaping my ideals on "water" from a national to global perspective. Cheers! Deb Deborah K. Hersha Ph.D. Candidate / NSF GK-12 Fellow The School of Environment and Natural Resources The Ohio State University Kottman Hall 357 2021 Coffey Road Columbus, Ohio 43210 (614) 507- 5056 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Adam T. Ford Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 9:46 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] Books on water issues I found the book "Water" by Marq de Villiers quite engaging and balanced. On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 6:12 AM, Chris Norment <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > <>I am developing a senior-level global issues course for our environmental > science majors, and will most likely build the course around the theme of > national and international water use and scarcity. I would appreciate any > suggestions as to appropriate course materials - especially books, but also > movies, etc. - that might be useful in such a course. > Thanks, > > Chris Norment > > -- > Christopher Norment, Ph.D. > Professor > Department of Environmental Science and Biology > SUNY Brockport > Brockport, NY 14420 > PHONE: (585) 395-5748 > FAX: (585) 395-5969 > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
