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Book Title: Last Oasis : Facing Water Scarcity
Item Length: 8in
Item Height: 0.8in
Item Width: 5.3in
Author: Sandra Postel
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Environmental / Water Supply, Environmental Conservation & Protection, Natural Resources
Publisher: Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
Publication Year: 1997
Genre: Technology & Engineering, Nature, Law
Item Weight: 10.9 Oz
Number of Pages: 266 Pages
