Making the Most of the Water We Have : The Soft Path Approach to Water Management - Oliver Brandes

Making the Most of the Water We Have

The Soft Path Approach to Water Management

By: Oliver Brandes (Editor), David B. Brooks (Editor), Stephen Gurman (Editor)

Paperback | 21 January 2011 | Edition Number 1

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Based 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.

Making the Most of the Water We Have is the first to present and apply the water soft path approach. It has three aims:

  • to bring to a wider audience the concept and the potential of water soft paths
  • to demonstrate that soft path analysis is analytical and practical, and not just 'eco-dreaming'
  • to indicate that soft paths are not only conceptually attractive but that they can be made economically and politically feasible.

Includes a tool kit for planners and other practitioners.

Published with POLIS Project and Friends of the Earth

Industry Reviews

'This book looks ahead to provide the context within which to consider our use and management of water as we enter an increasingly uncertain future.'
Dr. David Suzuki, Professor Emeritus, University of British Columbia, author, broadcaster

'The book provides a timely review of how political economies worldwide have been introducing soft path approaches. It is immensely strengthened by authors who introduced the idea to the water sector and diffused it among water scientists, engineers and planners.'
From the Foreword by Professor J A [Tony] Allan, King's College London and the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK

'It is the first book to present a comprehensive view of the soft path and focuses on water solutions, not just technologies but also analysis methods and governance. The importance of this book is its vision and attempt to persuade readers - stakeholders, educators, the media, NGOs, and water managers - to adhere to the soft path paradigm.'
Water International

'Making the Most of the Water We Have lays out the key ingredients of a water soft path (WSP) in plain language. It makes its case with some really fine writing, especially in the first four chapters...The real achievement of this book is that it offers details regarding soft path water planning possibilities for rich nations and poor nations alike.'
Robert Paehlke, Critical Policy Studies

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