Dirty, Sacred Rivers: Confronting South Asia's Water Crisis
Renewable Natural Resources Foundation 2013 Excellence in Journalism Award"Colopy offers a whirlwind tour both beautiful and troubling.... [she] interacts as a Westerner in the South Asian world with grace, and shares what she has learned with thoughtful clarity." --Publisher's Weekly"an important addition to the documentation of the ecological impact of population growth and development in South Asia." --Library Journal"The book doesn't read like an academic treatise, instead with her descriptions of the landscapes and the colourful characters she meets along the way, it feels more like a travelogue told in the first person. It would be of interest to even those who are not very interested in rivers. ... Calopy's book should be essential reading for all urban planners, water specialists, and the private sector to examine the interface between traditional water management practices, current mismanagement, and how climate change is set to make the whole problem much more accurate." --Nepali Times