Rivers of Power: How a Natural Force Raised Kingdoms, Destroyed Civilizations, and Shapes Our World

ISBN-13: 9780141987231 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 368 str.

Laurence C. Smith

Recenzje

Smith takes readers on a tour of the world's great rivers. The result is fascinating, eye-opening, sometimes alarming, and ultimately inspiring. Elizabeth Kolbert, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sixth Extinction

O autorze

Laurence C. Smith is the John Atwater and Diana Nelson University Professor of Environmental Studies and Professor of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences at Brown University. Previously, he was Professor and Chair of Geography at UCLA. His work has been featured in Science, Nature, Financial Times, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Economist, Washington Post, Discover and on the BBC. His book The World in 2050 won the Walter P. Kistler Book Award. He has worked with the National Science Foundation, NASA, United Nations and World Economic Forum.