Glaciers: The Politics of Ice

by Jorge Daniel Taillant

Book Overview

Though not traditionally thought of as strategic natural resources, glaciers are a crucial part of our global ecosystem playing a fundamental role in the sustaining of life around the world. Comprising three quarters of the world's freshwater, they freeze in the winter and melt in the summer, supplying a steady flow of water for agriculture, livestock, industry and human consumption. The white of glacier surfaces reflect sunrays which otherwise warm...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199367256
• ISBN13: 9780199367252
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.5"