water resources development

Uses Israel as an example to offer advice on how countries, cities, and businesses can be conscious of their water usage, and discusses efforts to innovate water usage in agriculture and improve water desalination and other water technologies.

Examines human's relationship with water throughout history, current technologies, and those needed in the future.

Traces the history and origin of the Southern Pacific Railroad, and describes its impact on frontier settlement, the development of cities, and the environment.

Discusses the pros and cons of the hydropower industry.

Explores how the waters of the Great Lakes are used by, and diverted from, the people who live in their basin, explains how those uses are endangering the lakes' water supplies, and offers practical suggestions for preserving the lakes and the surrounding regions.

Discusses the central role of water in life on Earth, looks at how people's lack of awareness of water has led to a crisis in the United States and around the world, and argues there is an abundance of water available if people can learn to rethink how they approach and use the resource.