{"product_id":"where-the-river-flows-sean-w-fleming-9780691168784","title":"Where the River Flows: Scientific Reflections on Earth's Waterways","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe vital interconnections that rivers share with the land, the sky, and us\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRivers are essential to civilization and even life itself, yet how many of us truly understand how they work? Why do rivers run where they do? Where do their waters actually come from? How can the same river flood one year and then dry up the next? \u003ci\u003eWhere the River Flows\u003c\/i\u003e takes you on a majestic journey along the planet's waterways, providing a scientist's reflections on the vital interconnections that rivers share with the land, the sky, and us. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSean Fleming draws on examples ranging from common backyard creeks to powerful and evocative rivers like the Mississippi, Yangtze, Thames, and Congo. Each chapter looks at a particular aspect of rivers through the lens of applied physics, using abundant graphics and intuitive analogies to explore the surprising connections between watershed hydrology and the world around us. Fleming explains how river flows fluctuate like stock markets, what \"digital rainbows\" can tell us about climate change and its effects on water supply, how building virtual watersheds in silicon may help avoid the predicted water wars of the twenty-first century, and much more. Along the way, you will learn what some of the most exciting ideas in science--such as communications theory, fractals, and even artificial life--reveal about the life of rivers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhere the River Flows\u003c\/i\u003e offers a new understanding of the profound interrelationships that rivers have with landscapes, ecosystems, and societies, and shows how startling new insights are possible when scientists are willing to think outside the disciplinary box.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sean W. Fleming\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691168784\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691168784\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/14\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.70w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2017 pg. 98\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2017","brand":"Sean W. Fleming","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43946953638143,"sku":"9780691168784","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_76fece26-3a51-4269-865c-a04cf77f8b02.jpg?v=1681515884","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/where-the-river-flows-sean-w-fleming-9780691168784","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}