Replenish
The Virtuous Cycle of Water and Prosperity
Recommended by Steven Pinker, and 1 others. See all reviewsRanked #35 in Water
We have disrupted the natural water cycle for centuries in an effort to control water for our own prosperity. Yet every year, recovery from droughts and floods costs billions of dollars, and we spend billions more on dams, diversions, levees, and other feats of engineering. These massive projects not only are risky financially and environmentally, they often threaten social and political stability. What if the answer was not further control of the water cycle, but repair and replenishment?
Sandra Postel takes readers around the world to explore water projects that work with,... more
Sandra Postel takes readers around the world to explore water projects that work with,... more
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Steven Pinker AuthorReplenish by Sandra Postel: New & interesting book on water management & conservation #earthoptimism #ecomodernism. https://t.co/orpoi74ldk (Source)
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