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Author Borden, Skye, 1984-

Title Thirsty city : politics, greed, and the making of Atlanta's water crisis / Skye Borden
Published Albany : State University of New York Press, [2014]

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Contents Acknowledgments; Prologue; 1. Life Before the Chattahoochee; 2. Tapping the 'Hooch; 3. Water to the People; 4. Taming the Flow; 5. Urbanization and its Discontents; 6. Suburban Explosion; 7. Urban Decay; 8. Water War, Part I; 9. Water War, Part II; Conclusion; Notes; Works Cited; Index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Water-supply -- Georgia -- Atlanta -- Management
Water consumption -- Georgia -- Atlanta
Water resources development -- Georgia -- Atlanta
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
Ecology
Economic history
Politics and government
Water consumption
Water resources development
Water-supply -- Management
SUBJECT Atlanta (Ga.) -- Economic conditions
Atlanta (Ga.) -- Politics and government
Atlanta (Ga.) -- Environmental conditions
Subject Georgia -- Atlanta
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781438452807
1438452802