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Desalination, With a Grain of Salt
A California Perspective

June 27, 2006. Heather Cooley, Peter Gleick
In Desalination, With a Grain of Salt – A California Perspective, the Pacific Institute provides a comprehensive overview of the history, benefits, and risks of ocean desalination, and the barriers that hinder more widespread use of this technology, especially in the context of recent proposals for a massive increase in desalination development in California. 87 pages. ISBN 1-893790-13-4.
$15.00
HAZARD
The Future of the Salton Sea with No Restoration Project

June 1, 2006. Michael Cohen, K. Hyun
The Salton Sea is shrinking, and without a restoration project it will transform from California’s largest lake into an economic, health, and environmental hazard. This report details the Sea’s 75-year crash-course. 54 pages. ISBN 1-893790-12-6.
$15.00
Beyond Privatization
Restructuring Water Systems to Improve Performance

November 30, 2005. Gary Wolff, E. Hallstein
Whether or not to privatize isn't the question. This report tells planners what questions to ask when considering restructuring. 118 pages. ISBN 1-893790-11-8.
$15.00
California Water 2030
An Efficient Future

September 13, 2005. Dr. Peter H. Gleick, H. Cooley, D. Groves
Report provides a high-efficiency alternative to California's water plan. 44 pages. ISBN 1-893790-10-X.
$15.00
Waste Not, Want Not
The Potential for Urban Water Conservation in California

November 18, 2003. Dr. Peter H. Gleick, D. Haasz, C. Henges-Jeck, V. Srinivasan, G. Wolff, K. Kao Cushing, A. Mann
This report is the first comprehensive look at California’s urban water use and how much can be conserved. 176 pages. ISBN not available.
$15.00
Brownfields Redevelopment
Meeting the Challenges of Community Participation

January 1, 2003. Arlene K. Wong and Lisa Owens-Viani
Brownfield redevelopment offers one strategy for communities to become involved in developing or contributing to their own vision of community sustainability and health. ISBN not available.
$10.00
The New Economy of Water
The Risks and Benefits of Globalization and Privatization of Fresh Water

January 23, 2002. Dr. Peter H. Gleick, G. Wolff, E.L. Chalecki, R. Reyes
An influential report that looks at the risks and benefits of water privatization, and sets out principles for protecting the public interest. 48 pages. ISBN not available.
$20.00
Neighborhood Knowledge for Change
The West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project

January 23, 2002. Meena Palaniappan, S. Costa, A. Wong
This innovative report uses neighborhood-level indicators to draw links between West Oakland’s pollution and its political, economic, and social state. 76 pages. ISBN not available.
$20.00
Healthy, Fair, and Profitable
A Win-Win Pesticide Policy

January 8, 2002. Gary H. Wolff
Take the fee charged to pesticide makers and use it to promote sustainable agriculture. According to our economic analysis, everyone will benefit. 20 pages. ISBN not available.
$12.00
Threats To The World's Freshwater Resources

January 4, 2002. Dr. Peter H. Gleick, A Singh, H Shi
Co-published with the UNEP, this report surveys the major threats to fresh water, from climate change to habitat destruction, and suggests solutions. 60 pages. ISBN not available.
$32.00
Creating a Framework for Sustainability in California
Lessons Learned from the New Zealand Experience

December 20, 2001. Jason Morrison and Andrea Sumits
This award-winning report looks at New Zealand’s innovative approach to environmental protection and applies those lessons to California. 82 pages. ISBN not available.
$20.00
Missing Water
The Uses and Flows of Water in the Colorado River Delta Region

February 26, 2001. Michael J. Cohen and Christine Henges-Jeck
Report examines the flows into, and out of, the Colorado River delta region. 44 pages. ISBN not available.
$15.00
Managing a Better Environment
Opportunities and Obstacles for ISO 14001 in Public Policy and Commerce

March 1, 2000. Jason Morrison, K. Kao Cushing, Z. Day, J. Speir
Traces the emergence of environmental management systems and their use in public policy and business. 134 pages. ISBN not available.
$20.00
Water
The Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change

January 9, 2000. Dr. Peter H. Gleick
This report looks at what impacts climate change may have on the fresh water resources of the United States. 150 pages. ISBN not available.
$22.00
Sustainable Use of Water
California Success Stories

January 1, 1999. Dr. Peter H. Gleick, et al
An in-depth report that looks at 28 cases studies of successful sustainable water management from around California. 372 pages. ISBN not available.
$35.00
California Water Transfers
An Evaluation of the Economic Framework and a Spatial Analysis of Potential Impacts

January 4, 1998. Santos V. Gomes and Anna Steding
This working paper looks more broadly at the issue of water tranfers in California and identifies risks and benefits. 54 pages. ISBN not available.
$12.00
Water Transfers in California
A Framework for Sustainability and Justice

January 1, 1996. Penn Loh and Santos V. Gomez
This working paper looks at water transfers in California and sets out criteria to ensure that tranfers are fair and equitable. 22 pages. ISBN not available.
$12.00
The Sustainable Use of Water in the Lower Colorado River Basin

January 1, 1996. Jason Morrison, S. Postel, P. Gleick
Report looks at how to move towards a sustainable Colorado River basin as a cooperative whole. 76 pages. ISBN not available.
$15.00
California Water 2020
A Sustainable Vision

January 1, 1995. Dr. Peter H. Gleick, P. Loh, S. Gomez, J. Morrison
Sets out an ambitious vision for California water-use and maps the path to sustainability. 114 pages. ISBN not available.
$15.00