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Download or read book Dams and Disease written by William Jobin and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2003-09-02 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to help planners and engineers to the improvment of future water projects. The past century of global experience on water projects is presented as the basis for creating new approaches. First-hand analyses, including 35 case studies from 25 countries, portray the influence of politicians, biologists, engineers, computer models and physicians on the spectacular successes and failures of the builders of canals and dams. By drawing on this experience, the author outlines methods for assessing, predicting and preventing major water-associated diseases around large dams, canals and irrigation systems.
Book Synopsis Reservoirs for Irrigation, Water-power, and Domestic Water-supply by : James Dix Schuyler
Download or read book Reservoirs for Irrigation, Water-power, and Domestic Water-supply written by James Dix Schuyler and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Dams and Irrigation by : M.L. Narasaiah
Download or read book Dams and Irrigation written by M.L. Narasaiah and published by Discovery Publishing House. This book was released on 2005 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are few issues that have greater impact on the life of mankind and the planet as a whole than the management of our most important natural resources water. This has only been realised in detail more recently by the general public as well as by many planners and decision-makers. Around the world they have begun to appropriate the critical importance of a reliable water supply for their future survival and sustainable development. Rivers are lifelines in countries like India serving different uses such as transport, agriculture, fisheries, personal hygiene and others. Conflicts over use of water resources must be settled through better water management policies. In many localities of the Earth water-related problems have become have become extremely acute, even critical. In some places they are the source of social instability and are a threat to international security. There is not the slightest doubt that, with further population increase and under the water business-as-usual scenario, these problems will become ever major acute, thus creating ever more instability. After decades of water waste, water pollution, and inability to provide basic water services to the poor we must fundamentally change the way we think about and manage water. We have to realise that water can no longer be considered to be a cheap and plentiful resource, which can be used abused or squandered without much concern for further human welfare.
Book Synopsis Reservoirs for Irrigation, Water-power, and Domestic Water-supply by : James Dix Schuyler
Download or read book Reservoirs for Irrigation, Water-power, and Domestic Water-supply written by James Dix Schuyler and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 670 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Dams and Development by : Sanjeev Khagram
Download or read book Dams and Development written by Sanjeev Khagram and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2018-08-06 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Big dams built for irrigation, power, water supply, and other purposes were among the most potent symbols of economic development for much of the twentieth century. Of late they have become a lightning rod for challenges to this vision of development as something planned by elites with scant regard for environmental and social consequences—especially for the populations that are displaced as their homelands are flooded. In this book, Sanjeev Khagram traces changes in our ideas of what constitutes appropriate development through the shifting transnational dynamics of big dam construction. Khagram tells the story of a growing, but contentious, world society that features novel and increasingly efficacious norms of appropriate behavior in such areas as human rights and environmental protection. The transnational coalitions and networks led by nongovernmental groups that espouse such norms may seem weak in comparison with states, corporations, and such international agencies as the World Bank. Yet they became progressively more effective at altering the policies and practices of these historically more powerful actors and organizations from the 1970s on. Khagram develops these claims in a detailed ethnographic account of the transnational struggles around the Narmada River Valley Dam Projects in central India, a huge complex of thirty large and more than three thousand small dams. He offers further substantiation through a comparative historical analysis of the political economy of big dam projects in India, Brazil, South Africa, and China as well as by examining the changing behavior of international agencies and global companies. The author concludes with a discussion of the World Commission on Dams, an innovative attempt in the late 1990s to generate new norms among conflicting stakeholders.
Book Synopsis Principles of Irrigation Engineering by : Frederick Haynes Newell
Download or read book Principles of Irrigation Engineering written by Frederick Haynes Newell and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Dams and Public Safety by : Robert B. Jansen
Download or read book Dams and Public Safety written by Robert B. Jansen and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Reservoirs for Irrigation, Water-Power, and Domestic Water-Supply by : James Dix Schuyler
Download or read book Reservoirs for Irrigation, Water-Power, and Domestic Water-Supply written by James Dix Schuyler and published by Arkose Press. This book was released on 2015-10-24 with total page 634 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Book Synopsis Reservoirs for Irrigation, Water-Power and Domestic Water-Supply by : James Dix Schuyler
Download or read book Reservoirs for Irrigation, Water-Power and Domestic Water-Supply written by James Dix Schuyler and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-13 with total page 634 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Reservoirs for Irrigation, Water-Power and Domestic Water-Supply: With an Account of Various Types of Dams and the Methods, Plans and Cost of Their Construction The chapter on Masonry Dams has been increased twofold by an attempt to make some mention of all the most notable dams of the world, and many that are very little known. Attention is particularly directed to Plates 1, 2, and 3, in which profiles are shown of all of the leading and better known masonry dams in existence, drawn to uniform scale for easy graphical comparison. No such complete collection of dam profiles has ever before appeared in print, assembled together on a common basis. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Book Synopsis The Storage of Water for Irrigation Purposes: Timber dams and rock-fill dams by : Samuel Fortier
Download or read book The Storage of Water for Irrigation Purposes: Timber dams and rock-fill dams written by Samuel Fortier and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Reservoirs for Irrigation, Water-Power, and Domestic Water-Supply by : James Dix Schuyler
Download or read book Reservoirs for Irrigation, Water-Power, and Domestic Water-Supply written by James Dix Schuyler and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 652 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Book Synopsis The Dams and Water Management Systems of Minoan Pseira by : Philip P. Betancourt
Download or read book The Dams and Water Management Systems of Minoan Pseira written by Philip P. Betancourt and published by INSTAP Academic Press. This book was released on 2012-12-31 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excavations at the Bronze Age seaport on Pseira Island uncovered the remains of sophisticated water retention systems that included the addition of retaining walls to prevent erosion, massive dams with associated reservoirs, and small check-dams to ravines that reached over one hundred meters in length in order to control water runoff and make it available for human use. Agriculture was one of the cornerstones of the Bronze Age Cretan economy, and it is no surprise that the ancient inhabitants of the island went to great lengths to control water runoff and make it available for human use. Despite the application of traditional archaeological survey methods, the full extent of the water management systems was not understood fully as the island's rugged topography prevented intensive and thorough survey of many places. The use of a differential Global Positioning System (dGPS) unit provided the opportunity to take a fresh look at the evidence for water management on the island. The results of this study contribute substantial amounts of new information on the little known subject of Minoan water conservation and control.
Book Synopsis Dams and Public Safety by : Robert B. Jansen
Download or read book Dams and Public Safety written by Robert B. Jansen and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Dams and Development in China by : Bryan Tilt
Download or read book Dams and Development in China written by Bryan Tilt and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2014-12-02 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: China is home to half of the world's large dams and adds dozens more each year. The benefits are considerable: dams deliver hydropower, provide reliable irrigation water, protect people and farmland against flooding, and produce hydroelectricity in a nation with a seeimingly insatiable appetite for energy. As hydropower responds to a larger share of energy demand, dams may also help to reduce the consumption of fossil fuels, welcome news in a country where air and water pollution have become dire and greenhouse gas emissions are the highest in the world. Yet the advantages of dams come at a high cost for river ecosystems and for the social and economic well-being of local people, who face displacement and farmland loss. This book examines the array of water-management decisions faced by Chinese leaders and their consequences for local communities. Focusing on the southwestern province of Yunnan—a major hub for hydropower development in China—which encompasses one of the world's most biodiverse temperate ecosystems and one of China's most ethnically and culturally rich regions, Bryan Tilt takes the reader from the halls of decision-making power in Beijing to Yunnan's rural villages. In the process, he examines the contrasting values of government agencies, hydropower corporations, NGOs, and local communities and explores how these values are linked to longstanding cultural norms about what is right, proper, and just. He also considers the various strategies these groups use to influence water-resource policy, including advocacy, petitioning, and public protest. Drawing on a decade of research, he offers his insights on whether the world's most populous nation will adopt greater transparency, increased scientific collaboration, and broader public participation as it continues to grow economically.
Book Synopsis Reservoirs for Irrigation by : James Dix Schuyler
Download or read book Reservoirs for Irrigation written by James Dix Schuyler and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Dams in Japan by : Japan Commission on Large Dams - JCOLD
Download or read book Dams in Japan written by Japan Commission on Large Dams - JCOLD and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2018-02-06 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Overview of Japan’s long water history, by the Japanese Commission on large dams. Starting from the 7th century, when irrigation ponds were first constructed for paddy cropping, until the beginning of the 21st century. Elaborates on various roles of dams: water supply, power generation and flood control. Moreover, tries to clarify the negative impacts of dams on the natural environment and local societies, as well as extensive efforts made to minimize these impacts. Includes appendices with location and characteristics of main dams, administrative organs, river management system and water resources development river systems and facilities to offer the full picture. Richly-illustrated. Intended for dam and water resources professionals.
Book Synopsis The History of Large Federal Dams by : David P. Billington
Download or read book The History of Large Federal Dams written by David P. Billington and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2005-10 with total page 630 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the story of Federal contributions to dam planning, design, and construction.
