Last Call at the Oasis: The Global Water Crisis and Where We Go from Here

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Synopsis
&“If there was a price placed on clean water we might start treating it like it has value. Maybe when it&’s gone we'll realize we can&’t drink oil or money.&” —Dave Matthews Less than 1 percent of the world&’s water is fresh and potable—and no more will ever be available. Thanks to pollution, global warming, and population growth, water access is poised to become today&’s most explosive global issue. This book, based on the film Last Call at the Oasis by Academy Award®–winning director Jessica Yu, offers insights into the coming water crisis from visionary scientists, policymakers, activists, and environmentalists, including: ROBERT MORAN on how oil and mineral development pollute and divert water supplies—often beyond public scrutinyPETER H. GLEICK on discovering the &“soft path&” to global water securityROBERT GLENNON on how the power of markets can help protect the world&’s waterLYNN HENNING on how a family farmer became a passionate &“water activist&”ALEX PRUD&’HOMME on how the water crisis affects us allGARY WHITE on how innovative social and economic strategies can make clean water available even for the world&’s poorest peopleHADLEY ARNOLD AND PETER ARNOLD on how arid regions like America&’s Southwest can wisely husband water supplies for cities and farmers alikeROBYN BEAVERS on how today&’s smartest businesses are making sustainable water management a competitive advantageZEM JOAQUIN on nine &“ecofabulous&” ways of saving water at home—and doing it with styleBILL MCDONOUGH on how smart design can preserve water&’s &“Endless Resourcefulness&” for generations to come No resource on earth is more precious—or more endangered—than water. Last Call at the Oasis is a powerful tool for learning about the water challenges we face as well as the remarkable solutions available to us—if we have the will to use them.
Copyright:
2012

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
272 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781610391443
Related ISBNs:
9781610391443, 9781586489786
Publisher:
PublicAffairs
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Copyrighted By:
Participant Media.
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Entertainment, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Outdoors and Nature, Earth Sciences
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:
Karl Weber

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