01782nam a2200337 a 4500001001200000003000800012006001900020007001500039008004100054010001700095020003800112020002700150040002100177035002100198050002600219082002100245100002100266245010700287260006800394300001600462504005100478505048200529533015201011650002301163650003901186650002801225650001901253655002901272710001701301856012601318ebr10632283CaPaEBRm        u        cr cn|||||||||120525s2012    enk     sb    001 0 eng d  z  2012018720  z9781409405016 (hbk. : alk. paper)  z9781409405023 (e-book)  aCaPaEBRcCaPaEBR  a(OCoLC)82373033714aQC929.24b.H43 2012eb04a363.34/929092231 aHeathcote, R. L.10aDrought and the human storyh[electronic resource] :bbraving the bull of heaven /cby R.L. Heathcote.  aFarnham, Surrey, England ;aBurlington, Vt. :bAshgate,cc2012.  axvi, 301 p.  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.0 aDrought in World History -- Defining Drought -- Documenting Drought -- The Causes of Drought -- The Scope of Drought Impacts -- Society at Bay? Managing the Droughts -- Drought as a Technological Hazard? The Mitigation Strategies of the Industrialized Countries in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries -- Drought Reporting and Drought Relief as Moral Hazards? -- Drought in World Literature, Art, Philosophy and Community -- The Scientists and Drought -- The Coming Droughts.  aElectronic reproduction.bPalo Alto, Calif. :cebrary,d2011.nAvailable via World Wide Web.nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 0aDroughtsxHistory. 0aDroughtsxSocial aspectsxHistory. 0aHuman ecologyxHistory. 0aWorld history. 7aElectronic books.2local2 aebrary, Inc.40uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10632283zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view