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Mirage
Florida and the vanishing water of the Eastern U. S
By Barnett, Cynthia
- ISBN
- 978-0-47211-563-1
- Publisher
- Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c2007.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on April 15, 2007
Most Western and many Eastern states face periodic severe water shortages, but only Florida has experienced the iconic spectacle of a Porsche dealership collapsing into a drought-induced sinkhole. Authored by a journalist at the respected business journalFlorida Trend , this book vividly describes the many abuses of Florida's water supply that increasingly lead to such disasters. Barnett details the growth of overirrigated golf courses and manicured lawns of gated communities that, along wit...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
