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Postel, S., 1999. Pillar of sand : can the irrigation miracle last?, New York, NY, USA: W.W. Norton.

Published on: 29/12/2004

A key lesson from history is that most irrigation-based civilizations fail. As we enter the third millennium A.D.

Postel, S., 1997. Changing the course of transboundary water management. , pp.p. 85-90. Available at: https://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/210-97CH-15811.pdf.

Published on: 31/12/2004

Postel, S., 1992. The last oasis : facing water scarcity, (Worldwatch environmental alert series) New York, NY, USA: W.W. Norton.

Published on: 29/12/2004

The book starts with the suggestion that the world might soon face a water crisis similar to the energy crisis in the 1970s. Too much water is used...

Postel, S., 1985. Conserving water : the untapped alternative, (Worldwatch paper no. 67) Washington, DC, USA: Worldwatch Institute. Available at: https://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/Postel-1985-Conserving.pdf.

Published on: 29/12/2004

Postel, S., 1984. Water : rethinking management in an age of scarcity, (Worldwatch paper 62) Washington, DC, USA: Worldwatch Institute. Available at: https://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/276-84WA-3600.pdf.

Published on: 29/12/2004