{"product_id":"making-the-most-of-the-david-b-brooks-9781844077540","title":"Making the Most of the Water We Have: The Soft Path Approach to Water Management","description":"\u003cp\u003eBased on the 'soft path' approach to the energy sector, a transition is now under way to a soft path for water. This approach starts by ensuring that ecosystem needs for water are satisfied and then undertakes a radical approach to reducing human uses of water by economic and social incentives, including open decision-making, water markets and equitable pricing, and the application of super-efficient technology, all applied in ways that avoid jeopardizing quality of life. The soft path for water is therefore a management strategy that frees up water by curbing water waste. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMaking the Most of the Water We Have\u003c\/em\u003e is the first to present and apply the water soft path approach. It has three aims: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eto bring to a wider audience the concept and the potential of water soft paths\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eto demonstrate that soft path analysis is analytical and practical, and not just 'eco-dreaming'\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eto indicate that soft paths are not only conceptually attractive but that they can be made economically and politically feasible. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncludes a tool kit for planners and other practitioners. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished with POLIS Project and Friends of the Earth\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David B. Brooks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1844077543\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781844077540\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/25\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 274\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.10w x 1.00d","brand":"David B. Brooks","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48113738023167,"sku":"9781844077540","price":190.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ea6fc475-c82b-4274-b5aa-b73d96b8624a.jpg?v=1769616989","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/making-the-most-of-the-david-b-brooks-9781844077540","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}