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Last call at the oasis : the global water crisis and where we go from here / edited by Karl Weber.

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Public Affairs, c2012.

Water-supply -- Management.

Water-supply -- International cooperation.

Water conservation.

Participant Media guide

9781586489786 (pbk. original)

158648978X (pbk. original)

xiii, 248 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

"Now a major motion picture"--Cover.

"...companion to the acclaimed film"--Cover.

"A participant media guide"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The coming water crisis -- Water realities / by the editor [Karl Weber] -- Exploring oasis : the making of Last call at the oasis / by Jessica Yu -- From farmer to water activist : why I won't stop fighting / by Lynn Henning with Kathy Dobie -- Clean water : the price of gold? Resource development and global competition for water / by Robert Moran -- No time to waste / by Alex Prud'homme -- Where do we go from here? -- A way forward? The soft path for water / by Peter H. Gleick -- In our lifetime : deconstructing the global water crisis and securing safe water for all / by Gary White -- Drawing water : soft-path thinking and drylands design / by Hadley Arnold and Peter Arnold -- From crisis to competitive advantage : how businesses are learning sustainable water management / by Robyn Beavers -- Diamonds in disguise : using price signals and market forces to address the water crisis / by Robert Glennon -- Ten simple ways you can help protect our water / by the National Resources Defense Council -- Nine ecofabulous ways to save water at home, and do it with style / by Zem Joaquin -- "Endless resourcefulness" : a conversation about water / by William McDonough -- Getting involved : resources for learning and activism.

Organizations working to protect and improve out water supply -- Online information tools -- Online water conservation, protection, and access campaigns.

Explains the current conflicts over water supplies around the world and describes the work that reformers, policy-makers, scientists, engineers, and business leaders are doing to craft solutions.

Weber, Karl, 1953-

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