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The following are not necessarily the latest books, but provide an excellent introduction to water.

For the state of the water-world, see Fred Pearce (2005), When the Rivers Run Dry. For water and  permaculture, see Patrick Whitefield (2004), The Earth Care Manual. For the treatment of sewage, see Peter Harper and Louise Halestrap (1999), Lifting the Lid: An Ecological Approach to Toilet Systems; Nick Grant, Mark Moodie and Chris Weedon (1996), Sewage Solutions: Answering the Call of Nature. For community and water, see Ton Schouten and Patrick Moriarty (2003), Community Water, Community Management. For examples of community action, and links, see Paul Hawken (2007), Blessed Unrest.

Editor’s note: Since David Fleming’s death his former colleague Judith Thornton has herself published a definitive guide to the practicalities of water supply: Judith Thornton (2012), Choosing Ecological Water Supply and Treatment, Centre for Alternative Technology Publications. For a historical perspective on water, she highly recommends Steven Mithen (2012), Thirst: Water and Power in the Ancient World, Weidenfeld & Nicolson.

David Fleming
Dr David Fleming (2 January 1940 – 29 November 2010) was a cultural historian and economist, based in London, England. He was among the first to reveal the possibility of peak oil's approach and invented the influential TEQs scheme, designed to address this and climate change. He was also a pioneer of post-growth economics, and a significant figure in the development of the UK Green Party, the Transition Towns movement and the New Economics Foundation, as well as a Chairman of the Soil Association. His wide-ranging independent analysis culminated in two critically acclaimed books, 'Lean Logic' and 'Surviving the Future', published posthumously in 2016. These in turn inspired the 2020 launches of both BAFTA-winning director Peter Armstrong's feature film about Fleming's perspective and legacy - 'The Sequel: What Will Follow Our Troubled Civilisation?' - and Sterling College's unique 'Surviving the Future: Conversations for Our Time' online courses. For more information on all of the above, including Lean Logic, click the little globe below!

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