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Author : Herbert Alfred Swenson
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Total Pages : 390 pages
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Download or read book Urban Water Planning written by Herbert Alfred Swenson and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jim F. Chamberlain
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119824664
Total Pages : 468 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (198 download)
Download or read book Fundamentals of Water Security written by Jim F. Chamberlain and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2022-07-19 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FUNDAMENTALS OF WATER SECURITY Understand How to Manage Water Resources to Equitably Meet Both Human and Ecological Needs Burgeoning populations and the ever-higher standards of living for those in emerging countries increase the demand on our water resources. What is not increasing, however, is the supply of water and the total amount of water in earth’s biosphere—water that is integral to all standards of living. Fundamentals of Water Security provides a foundation for understanding and managing the quantity-quality-equity nexus of water security in a changing climate. In a broad sense, this volume explores solutions to water security challenges around the world. It is richly illustrated and pedagogically packed with up-to-date information. The text contains chapter learning objectives, foundation sections reviewing quantitative skills, case studies, and vignettes of people who have made important contributions to water security. To further aid comprehension, end-of-chapter problems are included—both qualitative and quantitative, with solutions available to instructors. Finally, extensive references feature books, journal articles, and government and NGO reports. Sample topics discussed include: How the study of water resources has evolved from a focus on physical availability to include social factors and governance How water security affects multiple disciplines across environmental science and engineering, hydrology, geography, water resources, atmospheric science, chemistry, biology, health science, and social and political science fields How to achieve a sufficient quantity and quality of water to equitably meet both immediate and long-term human and ecological needs Analysis of water security in an integrated manner by underscoring the complex interactions between water quantity, water quality, and society Students taking courses on hydrology, water security, and/or water resource management, along with scientists working in fields where water security is a factor will be able to use Fundamentals of Water Security as a comprehensive textbook to understand and achieve water security.
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Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (555 download)
Download or read book Brooks City Base Project Brooks Air Force Base, Texas written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Environmental Update written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Kathleen A. Miller
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1482227983
Total Pages : 438 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (822 download)
Download or read book Water Policy and Planning in a Variable and Changing Climate written by Kathleen A. Miller and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-12-19 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Water Policy and Planning in a Variable and Changing Climate addresses the current challenges facing western water planners and policy makers in the United States and considers strategies for managing water resources and related risks in the future. Written by highly-regarded experts in the industry, the book offers a wealth of experience, and explains the physical, socioeconomic, and institutional context for western water resource management. The authors discuss the complexities of water policy, describe the framework for water policy and planning, and identify many of the issues surrounding the subject. A provocative examination of policy issues surrounding western water resources, this book: Considers the implications of natural climate variability and anthropogenic climate change for the region’s water resources, and explains limitations on the predictability of local-scale changes Stresses linkages between climate patterns and weather events, and related hydrologic impacts Describes the environmental consequences of historical water system development and the challenges that climate change poses for protection of aquatic ecosystems Examines coordination of drought management by local, state and national government agencies Includes insights on planning for climate change adaptation from case studies across the western United States Discusses the challenges and opportunities in water/energy/land system management, and its prospects for developing climate change response strategies Presents evidence of changes in water scarcity and flooding potential in the region and identifies a set of adaptation strategies to support the long-term sustainability of irrigated agriculture and urban communities Draws upon Colorado’s experience in defining rights for surface and tributary groundwater use to explain potential conflicts and challenges in establishing fair and effective coordination of water rights for these resources Assesses the role of policy in driving flood losses Explores policy approaches for achieving equitable and environmentally responsible planning outcomes despite multiple sources of uncertainty Water Policy and Planning in a Variable and Changing Climate describes patterns of water availability, existing policy problems and the potential impacts of climate change in the western United States, and functions as a practical reference for the student or professional invested in water policy and management.
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Subcommittee on Environment and Natural Resources
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Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (18 download)
Download or read book Endangered Species Act Reauthorization--San Antonio written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Subcommittee on Environment and Natural Resources and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Saeid Eslamian
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1482229153
Total Pages : 1153 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (822 download)
Download or read book Urban Water Reuse Handbook written by Saeid Eslamian and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2016-01-05 with total page 1153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examining the current literature, research, and relevant case studies, presented by a team of international experts, the Urban Water Reuse Handbook discusses the pros and cons of water reuse and explores new and alternative methods for obtaining a sustainable water supply. The book defines water reuse guidelines, describes the historical and curren
Author : Robert L. Gulley
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
ISBN 13 : 1623492688
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (234 download)
Download or read book Heads above Water written by Robert L. Gulley and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2015-01-21 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the 1950s, competing interests for use of Edwards Aquifer resources—the primary source of water for more than two million people in south central Texas—were at war. They had tried many times to resolve their differences about how to conserve, allocate, and use the water, but had always failed. Finally, under the patient leadership of Robert Gulley, thirty-nine diverse stakeholders reached a consensus on the use of the Edwards Aquifer that balanced the needs of south central Texas for water with the needs of eight species protected by the Endangered Species Act, culminating a half century of rancor and legal wrangling. In this book, Gulley tells the inside story of the Edwards Aquifer Recovery Implementation Program (EARIP), a federally sponsored process put in place by the Texas legislature. How such a large and fractious group came together to resolve one of the nation’s most intractable and longstanding water problems serves as a case study in consensus building. That consensus brought certainty to the region regarding the use of the aquifer while creating an unlikely but lasting partnership for conservation. To learn more about The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, sponsors of this book's series, please click here.
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment
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Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)
Download or read book H.R. 135 written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Geological Survey (U.S.)
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Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Download or read book United States Geological Survey Yearbook written by Geological Survey (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Benedykt Dziegielewski
Publisher : American Water Works Association
ISBN 13 : 1583210350
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (832 download)
Download or read book Commercial and Institutional End Uses of Water written by Benedykt Dziegielewski and published by American Water Works Association. This book was released on 2000 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of the Commercial and Industrial End Uses of Water study is to: Summarize and interpret the existing knowledge base on commercial and institutional (CI) uses of utility-supplied potable water in urban areas; Present the results of field studies in a sample of 25 establishments in five urban areas; Provide econometric end use models for various categories of CI customers; and Develop a set of efficiency benchmarks for five important CI categories - restaurants, hotels and motels, supermarkets, office buildings, and schools.
Author : Robert Jerome Glennon
Publisher : Island Press
ISBN 13 : 1597267872
Total Pages : 329 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (972 download)
Download or read book Water Follies written by Robert Jerome Glennon and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2012-09-26 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Santa Cruz River that once flowed through Tucson, Arizona is today a sad mirage of a river. Except for brief periods following heavy rainfall, it is bone dry. The cottonwood and willow trees that once lined its banks have died, and the profusion of birds and wildlife recorded by early settlers are nowhere to be seen. The river is dead. What happened? Where did the water go. As Robert Glennon explains in Water Follies, what killed the Santa Cruz River -- and could devastate other surface waters across the United States -- was groundwater pumping. From 1940 to 2000, the volume of water drawn annually from underground aquifers in Tucson jumped more than six-fold, from 50,000 to 330,000 acre-feet per year. And Tucson is hardly an exception -- similar increases in groundwater pumping have occurred across the country and around the world. In a striking collection of stories that bring to life the human and natural consequences of our growing national thirst, Robert Glennon provides an occasionally wry and always fascinating account of groundwater pumping and the environmental problems it causes. Robert Glennon sketches the culture of water use in the United States, explaining how and why we are growing increasingly reliant on groundwater. He uses the examples of the Santa Cruz and San Pedro rivers in Arizona to illustrate the science of hydrology and the legal aspects of water use and conflicts. Following that, he offers a dozen stories -- ranging from Down East Maine to San Antonio's River Walk to Atlanta's burgeoning suburbs -- that clearly illustrate the array of problems caused by groundwater pumping. Each episode poses a conflict of values that reveals the complexity of how and why we use water. These poignant and sometimes perverse tales tell of human foibles including greed, stubbornness, and, especially, the unlimited human capacity to ignore reality. As Robert Glennon explores the folly of our actions and the laws governing them, he suggests common-sense legal and policy reforms that could help avert potentially catastrophic future effects. Water Follies, the first book to focus on the impact of groundwater pumping on the environment, brings this widespread but underappreciated problem to the attention of citizens and communities across America.
Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development
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Total Pages : 452 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)
Download or read book Energy and Water Development Appropriations for Fiscal Year ... written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 444 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book 107-2 Senate Hearings: Energy and Water Development Appropriations, For Fiscal Year 2003, S. Hrg. 107-901, March 8, 2002, * written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Resources
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Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (327 download)
Download or read book Legislative Calendar written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Resources and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Robert Jerome Glennon
Publisher : Island Press
ISBN 13 : 1597266396
Total Pages : 428 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (972 download)
Download or read book Unquenchable written by Robert Jerome Glennon and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2010-04-19 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the middle of the Mojave Desert, Las Vegas casinos use billions of gallons of water for fountains, pirate lagoons, wave machines, and indoor canals. Meanwhile, the town of Orme, Tennessee, must truck in water from Alabama because it has literally run out. Robert Glennon captures the irony—and tragedy—of America’s water crisis in a book that is both frightening and wickedly comical. From manufactured snow for tourists in Atlanta to trillions of gallons of water flushed down the toilet each year, Unquenchable reveals the heady extravagances and everyday inefficiencies that are sucking the nation dry. The looming catastrophe remains hidden as government diverts supplies from one area to another to keep water flowing from the tap. But sooner rather than later, the shell game has to end. And when it does, shortages will threaten not only the environment, but every aspect of American life: we face shuttered power plants and jobless workers, decimated fi sheries and contaminated drinking water. We can’t engineer our way out of the problem, either with traditional fixes or zany schemes to tow icebergs from Alaska. In fact, new demands for water, particularly the enormous supply needed for ethanol and energy production, will only worsen the crisis. America must make hard choices—and Glennon’s answers are fittingly provocative. He proposes market-based solutions that value water as both a commodity and a fundamental human right. One truth runs throughout Unquenchable: only when we recognize water’s worth will we begin to conserve it.
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Total Pages : 942 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Selected Water Resources Abstracts written by and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 942 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
