"All books by Sandra Postel"
Last Oasis: Facing Water Scarcity
Paperback, 1999
As we approach the twenty-first century, we are entering a new era-an era of water scarcity.
Pillar of Sand: Can the Irrigation Miracle Last?
Paperback, 1999
The overriding lesson from history is that most irrigation-based civilizations fail. As we enter the third millennium the question arises: Will ours be any different?
Saving the Planet: How to Shape an Environmentally Sustainable Global Economy
Paperback, 1991
The authors of the highly acclaimed State of the World series elaborate upon their vision of a global economy that does not destroy its own natural support systems.
State of the World 2000: A Worldwatch Institute Report on Progress Towards a Sustainable Society
Paperback, 2000
State of the World 2000 shines an intense light on the great challenge our civilization faces: how to use our political systems to manage the difficult and complex relationships between the global...