Turn the Tap and Out Comes the Water Making it Last: Using Technology to Recycle Water Taming the Big User: Improving Agricultural Efficiency Wanted: Our Involvement Valuing an Extremely Complicated Resource Leads to Wise Use Waste Not Want Not Trans-Boundary Rivers Water that Lasts a Thousand Years: Bottled Water Conclusion: So, Now What
PETER ROGERS is a leading water expert and Professor of Environmental Engineering at Harvard University, USA and a Senior Advisor to the Global Water Partnership. He has worked in over twenty-five countries on the issue of water shortage and was awarded the Warren Hall Prize from the Universities Council on Water Resources. He has written for many scientific journals including Scientific American on this subject, and has received a Guggenheim, and a Twentieth Century Fellowship. SUSAN LEAL is the former General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, USA. While running this large water and power utility, she established the first Climate Change consortium of U.S. water utilities. Leal is currently a Fellow of the Advanced Leadership Initiative at Harvard University, USA and heads an environmental consulting firm based in San Francisco, California. She also has held elected and appointed offices in California.
"[Running Out of Water's] excellent thumbnail introduction to the
economics of water makes clear why the market cannot adequately
allocate water resources...Presenting a wide range of both private
and government-initiated efforts to manage water resources, [Rogers
and Leal] offer a kind of how-to manual based on best
practices...The great strength of Rogers and Leal's book is its
inclusion of cases that are about the unmentionable side of water:
sewage." --Foreign Affairs"A well-written, interesting
read...highly recommended." --Choice"Very straightforward...A few
hours with this book, and you'll be able to dominate any party
conversation about water. And, even more, you'll want to read --
and think -- more about this most precious of all liquids." --Jesse
Kornbluth, The Huffington Post"Peter Rogers and Susan Leal get to
grips with how we can keep the taps flowing, showcasing such
solutions as "toilet-to-tap" sewage recycling in Singapore, water
trading in Australia and smarter irrigation systems in the
US...bravely make the case for well-regulated water
privatisation...They have got the bottom line right, though: the
water crisis is of our own making. There is enough of the stuff to
go around." --Fred Pearce, for New Scientist's Culture Lab"This
wonderful book you now hold in your hands...will introduce you to
leaders around the world who are finding creative solutions for
conserving and protecting our water supply...A call to action as
well as a celebration of the progress already under way. Running
Out of Water offers hope and guidance for getting that crucial job
done." --from the foreword by Congressman Edward J. Markey"An
admirably clear exposition of the lamentable state of the planet's
water. But this book is more than just lamentations and
excoriations. I particularly liked Rogers and Leal's selection of
eminently sensible, easily replicable, scalable solutions, and
their sense that yes, the water world can be fixed." --Marq de
Villiers, author of Water: The Fate of Our Most Precious Resource,
winner of Canada's Governor General's Award for non fiction"The
urgent need for a sweeping change in attitude toward the waters of
our earth cannot be overstated. In Running Out of Water, Peter
Rogers and Susan Leal clearly enumerate the many ways we can and
must improve the use of our embattled water resources." --Captain
Charles Moore, Algalita Marine Research Foundation"This simple and
readable book explains why there are widespread fears that the
world is running out of water, and what can be done to ensure it
does not. Co-authored by Peter Rogers, one of the world's foremost
global water experts, and Susan Leal, who has deep experience in
managing water at a local level in the United States, the book
brings an unusual but much needed blend of global and local
perspectives. Explaining complex issues in simple terms and with a
lively prose, the book presents both big picture solutions and
specific local examples. Importantly, the authors have avoided the
temptation to cover the entire waterfront, as it were--instead,
they have chosen to dwell on a few key topics that get to the heart
of the politics, science, economics and technology of this
fascinating subject." --Roberto Lenton, former Chair of the
Technical Committee of the Global Water Partnership"Rooted in real
examples of water crises, Rogers and Leal point to clear, and
well-tested, ways to solve these crises." --John Briscoe, senior
water adviser to the World Bank"Running Out of Wateris both a
wake-up call and a call to action. Rogers and Leal document the
scope of the water crisis facing the world, and then provide
readable and engaging success stories of people who are stepping up
to face this crisis." --Joe Simitian, Chairman, Environmental
Quality Committee, California State Senate"A must read for the
general public to understand the global water crisis and, more
importantly, to grasp that there are reasonable, and well-tested
solutions." --Fiona Ma, Assemblywoman, California State
Legislature
["Running Out of Water's"] excellent thumbnail introduction to the
economics of water makes clear why the market cannot adequately
allocate water resources Presenting a wide range of both private
and government-initiated efforts to manage water resources, [Rogers
and Leal] offer a kind of how-to manual based on best practices The
great strength of Rogers and Leal's book is its inclusion of cases
that are about the unmentionable side of water: sewage. "Foreign
Affairs" A well-written, interesting read...highly recommended.
"Choice" Very straightforward A few hours with this book, and
you'll be able to dominate any party conversation about water. And,
even more, you'll want to read -- and think -- more about this most
precious of all liquids. "Jesse Kornbluth, The Huffington Post"
Peter Rogers and Susan Leal get to grips with how we can keep the
taps flowing, showcasing such solutions as "toilet-to-tap" sewage
recycling in Singapore, water trading in Australia and smarter
irrigation systems in the US bravely make the case for
well-regulated water privatisation They have got the bottom line
right, though: the water crisis is of our own making. There is
enough of the stuff to go around. "Fred Pearce, for New Scientist's
Culture Lab" This wonderful book you now hold in your hands will
introduce you to leaders around the world who are finding creative
solutions for conserving and protecting our water supply A call to
action as well as a celebration of the progress already under way.
"Running Out of Water" offers hope and guidance for getting that
crucial job done. "from the foreword by Congressman Edward J.
Markey" An admirably clear exposition of the lamentable state of
the planet's water. But this book is more than just lamentations
and excoriations. I particularly liked Rogers and Leal's selection
of eminently sensible, easily replicable, scalable solutions, and
their sense that yes, the water world can be fixed. "Marq de
Villiers, author of Water: The Fate of Our Most Precious Resource,
winner of Canada's Governor General's Award for non fiction" The
urgent need for a sweeping change in attitude toward the waters of
our earth cannot be overstated. In "Running Out of Water," Peter
Rogers and Susan Leal clearly enumerate the many ways we can and
must improve the use of our embattled water resources. "Captain
Charles Moore, Algalita Marine Research Foundation" This simple and
readable book explains why there are widespread fears that the
world is running out of water, and what can be done to ensure it
does not. Co-authored by Peter Rogers, one of the world's foremost
global water experts, and Susan Leal, who has deep experience in
managing water at a local level in the United States, the book
brings an unusual but much needed blend of global and local
perspectives. Explaining complex issues in simple terms and with a
lively prose, the book presents both big picture solutions and
specific local examples. Importantly, the authors have avoided the
temptation to cover the entire waterfront, as it were--instead,
they have chosen to dwell on a few key topics that get to the heart
of the politics, science, economics and technology of this
fascinating subject. "Roberto Lenton, former Chair of the Technical
Committee of the Global Water Partnership" Rooted in real examples
of water crises, Rogers and Leal point to clear, and well-tested,
ways to solve these crises. "John Briscoe, senior water adviser to
the World Bank" "Running Out of Water"is both a wake-up call and a
call to action. Rogers and Leal document the scope of the water
crisis facing the world, and then provide readable and engaging
success stories of people who are stepping up to face this crisis.
"Joe Simitian, Chairman, Environmental Quality Committee,
California State Senate" A must read for the general public to
understand the global water crisis and, more importantly, to grasp
that there are reasonable, and well-tested solutions. "Fiona Ma,
Assemblywoman, California State Legislature""
"["Running Out of Water's"] excellent thumbnail introduction to the
economics of water makes clear why the market cannot adequately
allocate water resources...Presenting a wide range of both private
and government-initiated efforts to manage water resources, [Rogers
and Leal] offer a kind of how-to manual based on best
practices...The great strength of Rogers and Leal's book is its
inclusion of cases that are about the unmentionable side of water:
sewage."--"Foreign Affairs""A well-written, interesting
read...highly recommended."--"Choice""Very straightforward...A few
hours with this book, and you'll be able to dominate any party
conversation about water. And, even more, you'll want to read --
and think -- more about this most precious of all liquids."--Jesse
Kornbluth, The Huffington Post"Peter Rogers and Susan Leal get to
grips with how we can keep the taps flowing, showcasing such
solutions as "toilet-to-tap" sewage recycling in Singapore, water
trading in Australia and smarter irrigation systems in the
US...bravely make the case for well-regulated water
privatisation...They have got the bottom line right, though: the
water crisis is of our own making. There is enough of the stuff to
go around."--Fred Pearce, for New Scientist's Culture Lab"This
wonderful book you now hold in your hands...will introduce you to
leaders around the world who are finding creative solutions for
conserving and protecting our water supply...A call to action as
well as a celebration of the progress already under way. "Running
Out of Water" offers hope and guidance for getting that crucial job
done."--from the foreword by Congressman Edward J. Markey"An
admirably clear exposition of the lamentable state of the planet's
water. But this book is more than just lamentations and
excoriations. I particularly liked Rogers and Leal's selection of
eminently sensible, easily replicable, scalable solutions, and
their sense that yes, the water world can be fixed."--Marq de
Villiers, author of "Water: The Fate of Our Most Precious
Resource," winner of Canada's Governor General's Award for non
fiction"The urgent need for a sweeping change in attitude toward
the waters of our earth cannot be overstated. In "Running Out of
Water," Peter Rogers and Susan Leal clearly enumerate the many ways
we can and must improve the use of our embattled water
resources."--Captain Charles Moore, Algalita Marine Research
Foundation"This simple and readable book explains why there are
widespread fears that the world is running out of water, and what
can be done to ensure it does not. Co-authored by Peter Rogers, one
of the world's foremost global water experts, and Susan Leal, who
has deep experience in managing water at a local level in the
United States, the book brings an unusual but much needed blend of
global and local perspectives. Explaining complex issues in simple
terms and with a lively prose, the book presents both big picture
solutions and specific local examples. Importantly, the authors
have avoided the temptation to cover the entire waterfront, as it
were--instead, they have chosen to dwell on a few key topics that
get to the heart of the politics, science, economics and technology
of this fascinating subject."--Roberto Lenton, former Chair of the
Technical Committee of the Global Water Partnership"Rooted in real
examples of water crises, Rogers and Leal point to clear, and
well-tested, ways to solve these crises." --John Briscoe, senior
water adviser to the World Bank ""Running Out of Water"is both a
wake-up call and a call to action. Rogers and Leal document the
scope of the water crisis facing the world, and then provide
readable and engaging success stories of people who are stepping up
to face this crisis."--Joe Simitian, Chairman, Environmental
Quality Committee, California State Senate"A must read for the
general public to understand the global water crisis and, more
importantly, to grasp that there are reasonable, and well-tested
solutions." --Fiona Ma, Assemblywoman, California State
Legislature
“["Running Out of Water’s"] excellent thumbnail introduction to the
economics of water makes clear why the market cannot adequately
allocate water resources…Presenting a wide range of both private
and government-initiated efforts to manage water resources, [Rogers
and Leal] offer a kind of how-to manual based on best practices…The
great strength of Rogers and Leal's book is its inclusion of cases
that are about the unmentionable side of water: sewage.”—"Foreign
Affairs"“This wonderful book you now hold in your hands…will
introduce you to leaders around the world who are finding creative
solutions for conserving and protecting our water supply…A call to
action as well as a celebration of the progress already under way.
"Running Out of Water" offers hope and guidance for getting that
crucial job done.”—from the foreword by Congressman Edward
J. Markey“An admirably clear exposition of the lamentable
state o
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