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04393aam a22004214a 4500 001 805DBD46021F11E2B17D32BF6AFF544E 003 SILO 005 20120919010143 008 120112s2012 nyu 001 0 eng 010 $a 2011051868 020 $a 1610391446 (electronic) 020 $a 9781610391443 (electronic) 020 $a 158648978X (pbk. original) 020 $a 9781586489786 (pbk. original) 035 $a (OCoLC)744287945 040 $a DLC $b eng $c DLC $d SILO $d BTCTA $d BDX $d YDXCP $d CS1 $d IG# $d ORX $d AGL $d CDX $d A7U $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a TD313.5 $b .L37 2012 070 0 $a TD313.5 $b .L37 2012 082 00 $a 333.91 $2 23 245 0 $a Last call at the oasis : $b the global water crisis and where we go from here / $c edited by Karl Weber. 250 $a 1st ed. 260 $a New York : $b Public Affairs, $c c2012. 300 $a xiii, 248 p. ; $c 24 cm. 490 1 $a A participant media guide. 505 00 $g pt. III. Getting involved : resources for learning and activism. $t "Endless resourcefulness" : a conversation about water / $r William McDonough -- $t Exploring oasis : the making of Last call at the oasis / $r Jessica Yu -- $t From farmer to water activist : why I won't stop fighting / $r Lynn Henning with Kathy Dobit -- $t Clean water- the price of gold? Resource development and global competition for water / $r Robert Moran -- $t No time to waste / $r Alex Prud'homme -- $g pt. II. Where do we go from here?. $t A way forward? The soft path for water / $r Peter H. Gleick -- $t In our lifetime : deconstructing the global water crisis and securing safe water for all / $r Gary White -- $t Drawing water : soft-path thinking and drylands design / $r Hadley Arnold and Peter Arnold -- $t From crisis to competitive advantage : how businesses are learning sustainable water management / $r Robyn Beavers -- $t Diamonds in disguise : using price signals and market forces to address the water crisis / $r Robert Glennon -- $t Ten simple ways you can help protect our water / $r National Resources Defense Council -- $t Nine ecofabulous ways to save water at home-and do it with style / $r Zem Joaquin -- $t "Endless resourcefulness" : a conversation about water / $r William McDonough -- $g pt. III. Getting involved : resources for learning and activism. 500 $a Includes index. 520 $a 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 scrutiny. PETER H. GLEICK on discovering the "soft path" to global water security. ROBERT GLENNON on how the power of markets can help protect the world's water. LYNN HENNING on how a family farmer became a passionate "water activist". ALEX PRUD'HOMME on how the water crisis affects us all GARY WHITE on how innovative social and economic strategies can make clean water available even for the world's poorest people. HADLEY ARNOLD AND PETER ARNOLD on how arid regions like America's Southwest can wisely husband water supplies for cities and farmers alike. ROBYN BEAVERS on how today's smartest businesses are making sustainable water management a competitive advantage. ZEM JOAQUIN on nine "ecofabulous" ways of saving water at home--and doing it with style. BILL 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. 650 0 $a Water-supply $x Management. 650 0 $a Water-supply $x International cooperation. 650 0 $a Water conservation. 700 1 $a Weber, Karl, $d 1953- 830 0 $a Participant Media guide. 941 $a 3 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20200204052649.0 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20200110034726.0 952 $l UNUX074 $d 20120919010652.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=805DBD46021F11E2B17D32BF6AFF544EInitiate Another SILO Locator Search