Reference Book

Water

Climate change is upon us. The first system impacted will be water - we are the water planet. Many of the world's greatest achievements came in response to crisis. This book looks at water problems through solutions and innovations. Every field will be affected by water: from accounting and agriculture to engineering, law, and technology.

VOICES OF THE FUTURE

Hear Matt Damon of Water.org, Christiana Figueres of the Paris Agreement, Sir Paul McCartney of Meat Free Monday give insights on our world’s most important resource.

REFERENCE TOOLS

You don’t go to the library; the library comes to you. For academic or professional users, an essential resource.

WINDOWS ON THE ECONOMY

What’s the financial cost of floods? How much cobalt is left on land before we consider deep sea mining? What cities will cope with sea level rise?

SYSTEM DYNAMICS MODELS

Water is a world problem with different regional challenges. Test your thinking and innovation solutions with a dynamic systems model.

CASE STUDIES

Take the lead! Bring your ideas and innovation solutions to key water problems with this highly-acclaimed book set.

DATABASE OF LAWS

From earliest laws of China’s Grand Canal to recent legal personhood of New Zealand's Whanganui River, water laws are the basis of civilization’s progress.
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PROFILES OF ORGANIZATIONS

Who’s who in water innovation? Find out which universities and organizations are leading the future by developing solutions for water applications and innovations.

TEN CHALLENGES FOR THE FUTURE

What are the top ten world water problems and who will find, and benefit from, their solutions? Answer the call to action, then take your ideas to the next step.

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Casebook

Leadership in Water

Casebook companion to Renewing the World: Water, this book presents ten water problems offering significant opportunities for innovation. The case method, based on Socratic principles and developed at Harvard, invites participants to analyze problems situationally to develop innovative solutions.

LEAKING OR LACKING

Water—where and when you need it
For Municipal Water, Filtration, Public Health, Engineering, Water Justice

ASPARAGUS OR BROCCOLI?

Water—a key ingredient
For Agriculture, Food Industry, Water & Drought Management

RIVER REAL(I)TY

Drought, fire, and future habitats
For Real Estate & Land Development, Architecture, Construction, Energy Options, Insurance, Water Resources, Water Law

YOURS + MINE = OURS

Colorado River
For Transboundary Law, Regional Cooperation, Water Rights, Sports Industry, Wine Industry

WATER'S EDGE

Rising seas coming to you—soon
For City Design, Construction, Insurance, Ports & Shipping Management, Estuary Planning, Coastal Sustainability, Satellite Imaging

BURIED TREASURE AND SPEEDO DIPLOMACY

Deep sea mining and marine protected areas
For Ocean Sustainability, Energy, Mining, Marine Protected Areas, Laws

BEACHES, FLIP FLOPS, AND CORAL REEFS

The case for biodegradables
For Plastics, Marine Habitat, Chemistry, Materials, Design, Hotels, Beaches, Coral Reefs, Fashion & Footwear

FRACK OFF

Hydraulic fracturing—do the (after)math
For Groundwater, Energy, Lithium, Chemistry, Engineering, Produced Water, Job Transition, Post-Frac Maintenance, Water Renewal Systems

GO BLUE

Wearing your heart on your sleeve
For Awareness through Fashion, Design, Marketing, Promotion, Color, Curriculum Development, Education, Merchandise Messaging

WATER OF LIFE

Rescuing drinking water from microplastics
Fo Finance, Investment, Manufacturing, Laundry Industry, Fashion Industry, National Environmental Policy, Industry Policy

WATER SYSTEMS

A model of use
For Water Systems Everywhere

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Book Reviews

In this book, the author frames numerous problems from the viewpoint of decision-making at the societal level. Cases in problems of cities, agriculture, future development, evolving water planning, deep sea mining, fracking for gas production and new pollutants in water supplies are presented with questions to answer and numerous external links to help in thinking about how decisions are made as society progresses to the future.

David H. Marks
Goulder Family Professor of Civil Engineering and Engineering Systems Emeritus
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

I am a HUGE fan of case study hypotheticals that require students to role play and think deeply about issues. I plan to use Case #6: "Speedo Diplomacy" about deep seabed mining in my class on maritime law and oceans. Renewing the World: Casebook for Leadership in Water has so many cases to choose from!

Gabriel Eckstein
Professor of Law and Director of the Energy
Environmental & Natural Resources Systems Law Program, School of Law
Texas A&M University

Every human being and every single living thing on this planet is facing increasing risk from a host of threats, from climate change, to pollution, to infrastructure decay and more. Renewing the World: Water presents a comprehensive survey of water, the problems that must urgently be solved, and innovations emerging that offer us hope.

Shira P. White
Author, New Ideas about New Ideas
Founder, Beautiful Now
Operating Advisor of The 98

Renewing the World: Water does what no other water sustainability reference book does: it provides the only way to see a synthesis of the tech innovations, legal advancements, and government approaches underway to address water crisis challenges worldwide. But where it shines is it made me aware of the entrepreneurial work going on. The book brings these small, but potentially transformative, companies to light.

Rachael M. Rusting
Strategy & Marketing Specialist, Edge AI and Vision Alliance
Market Manager and Advisor, IBM

Author

K. Lusk Brooke

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Founder of the Center for the Study of Success, K. Lusk Brooke developed innovative seminars at Harvard and MIT on Failure and Success. After earning a PhD at Harvard, with an invited post-doc at the Harvard Business School, Lusk Brooke joined the faculty of MIT as a distinguished Institute Lecturer. Building on that professional experience, K. Lusk Brooke launched a research and consulting organization with engagements in Asia, Europe, and the Americas.

What is success and how does it drive the future? K. Lusk Brooke began that exploration at the level of individual success, and then expanded the view to organizations. Following a broader inquiry, Lusk Brooke advanced to consulting and development on a regional level, working in international locations from Bangkok and Tokyo to London and Lima. Lusk Brooke has now brought the success perspective to global issues that will determine our collective future. Renewing the World: Water, and companion book Renewing the World: Casebook for Leadership in Water, examine one of the most important issues in climate change - WATER - with a view to opportunities for innovation and leadership.

Previous books include Mobilizing the Organization, nominated for the Financial Times Best Global Business Book, and Building the World, exploring how engineering, scientific, and technological success shaped the course of history. K. Lusk Brooke is also the author of a blog: Building the World featured on CNN.

In addition to awards and recognition from the Copernicus Society, Fulbright Foundation, Woodrow Wilson and Whiting Foundations, K. Lusk Brooke was named one of the Beautiful Minds of the Millennium.

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