Sand Stories - by Kiran Pereira (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>In Sand Stories, Kiran Pereira examines why sand is the most consumed commodity on the planet after water and the impacts of this seemingly insatiable demand for sand. The book offers a wealth of potential solutions and is richly illustrated.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>The overuse of sand is 'one of the major sustainability challenges of the 21st-century.'</p><p> - United Nations Environment Program, 2019</p><p>Sand is the hidden foundation of our society. In Sand Stories, Kiran Pereira maps out the big picture of why it is the most consumed commodity on the planet after water. The book also examines the impacts of our seemingly insatiable demand for sand on our global Sustainable Development Goals.</p><p>The concern is that sand is a non-renewable resource and not every kind of sand is useful. While the number of sand's uses beyond glass and concrete is growing, its sources are not. The good news is that there are solutions to this alarming global problem, including those that foster a circular economy. We now need the political will to enact them. </p><p><br></p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>'This is a wonderful book - and I can guarantee you will be both better informed and more inspired once you've read it. Kiran Pereira shares with us a wealth of potential solutions for innovators and investors, planners and policymakers - as well as for a growing number of dedicated activists.' - Jonathon Porritt CBE, Co-Founder of Forum for the Future</p><p><br></p><p>'In Sand Stories, Kiran Pereira, tells us why sand mining is so neglected as a critical sustainability issue and what we need to do about it. The book is well researched, skilfully written and beautifully illustrated. It will serve as an informative guide to curious sustainability practitioners, researchers and advocates alike.' - Prof. Wayne Visser, author of Sustainable Frontiers</p><p><br></p><p>'What's in a grain of sand? The whole world, it turns out. This is a book in the grand tradition of worldly and captivating surveys of everyday materials that illuminate how humanity exploits our planet, for good and ill.' - Fred Pearce, author of When the Rivers Run Dry: Water-The Defining Crisis of the Twenty-First Century</p><br>
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