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Sandra postel takes readers around the world to explore water projects that work with, rather than against, naturesrhythms. About 300 people crowded into a university of minnesota theater tuesday, february 12, 20, to hear a stimulating, informative and, ultimately, inspiring lecture by sandra postel, an author and advocate for protecting and conserving the worlds water. Sandra postel directs the independent global water policy project and lectures, writes, and consults on global water issues. In rivers for life, leading water experts sandra postel and brian richter explain why restoring and preserving more natural river flows are key to sustaining freshwater biodiversity and healthy river systems, and describe innovative policies, scientific approaches, and managemreforms for achieving those goals. An unnatural history postel s replenish is a great book on so many levels, full of detailrich storytelling, authentic accounts from communities. 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. Sandra postel is director of the global water policy project in amherst. Sandra postel encourages her audience to prepare for the. Global water policy we can choose to write a new water story. The freshwater society interviewed postel about her work, her goals for the lecture and her hopes for the future. Sandra postel, founder and director of the global water policy project, is recognized as one of the worlds most respected authorities on freshwater issues and hailed for her inspiring, innovative and practical approach to promoting the preservation and sustainable use of earths fresh water. Sandra postel argues that with the risks of floods, droughts, wildfires, and water.
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Sandra postel s most popular book is the post carbon reader. Managing water for people and nature by sandra postel and brian richter. Postels replenish is a great book on so many levels, full of detailrich storytelling. She confronts the issues of mismanagement and profligacy and analyses and dangers of confrontation, both between nations and between rural and urban users. Oct 10, 2017 water canada for a quarter century, sandra postel has made the sensible, principled, indisputable case for a water ethic. For a deeper dive into water literature, see also the library resources at the wisconsin water library and the uwmadison limnology library. Nothing is more important to life than water, and no one knows water better than sandra postel. Practically all its properties are anomolous, which enabled life to use it as building material for its machinery. The virtuous cycle of water and prosperity sandra postel. Instead, postel points to practical, saleable projects where people, governments, businesses, and environments can. Postels restorative approach to water has always been the wise course. Postel is also a fellow of the post carbon institute. A leading authority and prolific author on international water issues, sandra has been hailed for her inspiring, innovative and practical approach to promoting the preservation and sustainable use of freshwater. She is the national geographic societys first freshwater fellow, and serves as lead water expert for the societys freshwater initiative.
Inspiring us to live with water today in ways that dont harm future generations and ecosystems. Rivers for life by sandra postel overdrive rakuten. She discusses how weve broken the water cycle, and how people. Sandra postel is founding director of the global water policy project and author of the recent book replenish.
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