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Title:

Thirsty planet. Water for the fields [videorecording] / a report by Timur Diehn.

Format:

[videorecording] /

Publisher:

Films for the Humanities & Sciences,

Copyright Date:

c2004

Description:

1 videodisc (27 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

Irrigation water--Uzbekistan.
Irrigation water--California.
Irrigation water--India.
Irrigation water--Case studies.
Water-supply.--Case studies.
Water resources development--Case studies.
Water quality management--Case studies.
Deforestation--Environmental aspects--Case studies.
Grazing--Environmental aspects--Case studies.
Erosion--Environmental aspects--Case studies.
Reclamation of land--Case studies.

Other Authors:

Diehn, Timur.
Seibold, Jörg.
Hefner, Arno.
Töpfer, Klaus, 1938-
Gleick, Peter H.
Böhm, Karlheinz, 1928-
Shiva, Vandana.
Solem, Monica.
Crookes, Philip.
Deutsche Welle TV.
Films for the Humanities (Firm)

Notes:

Originally produced by DW-TV in 2003. "With the support of the European Commission."--Closing credits. Narrators, Monica Solem, Philip Crookes. Commmentary: Klaus Töpfer, Peter H. Gleick, Karlheinz Böhm, Vandana Shiva.

Summary:

Looks at the use of water for agriculture from locations around the world, surveying both disasters of agricultural irrigation, such as cotton farming in Uzbekistan, and innovative successes in water-efficient techniques and crops, such as in California and India. Also looks at the destructive effects of deforestation and overgrazing, the difficulty of fighting erosion and reclaiming arable soil, and the urgency of the motto: more crop per drop.

OCLC:

(OCoLC)55482544

Locations:

SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)