Water Resources Sustainability

Larry W. Mays

480 pages, parution le 01/10/2006

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Résumé

Expert insights into one of the major issues of the 21st Century

Written by a team of leading experts, this resource provides the latest information and thinking on the globally-critical subject of water sustainability and management. The author includes methods for analyzing water resource needs, modeling, supply reliability, irrigation, and optimization.

Key Features

Security issues discussed in detail
Sustainability and Natural Disasters
Managing water resources for sustainability
Climate and Sustainability included

L'auteur - Larry W. Mays

Larry W. Mays is Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Arizona State University and former chair of the department. He was formerly Director of the Center for Research in Water Resources at The University of Texas at Austin, where he also held an Engineering Foundation Endowed Professorship. A registered professional engineer in seven states and a registered professional hydrologist, he has served as a consultant to many organizations. He was the editor-in-chief of Reliability Analysis of Water Distribution Systems (ASCE) and co-editor of Computer Modeling of Free Surface and Pressurized Flows. Among his honors include a distinguished alumnus award from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1999.

Sommaire

Introduction: Water Sustainability
Water Sustainability: Parallels of Past Civilizations and The Present
Water Resources Sustainability: An Ecological-Economics Perspective
Managing for Sustainability in Arizona, USA: Linking Climate, Water Management and Growth
Optimization Modeling for Sustainable Groundwater and Conjunctive Use Policy Development
Multiobjective Analysis for Sustainability - Conjunctive Use Planning of Groundwater and Surface Water
Uncertainties and Risks in Water Resources Projects
Climate Change Effects and Water Management Options
Water Sustainability: The Potential Impact of Climate Change
Water Supply Security: an Introduction
Water Resources Sustainability Issues in South Korea
Water-Based Sustainable Integrated Regional Development
Community Management of Rural Water Systems in Ghana: Postconstruction Support and Water and Sanitation Committees in Brong Ahafo and Volta Regions
Is Privatization of Water Utilities Sustainable? Lessons from the European Experience

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Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Mc Graw Hill
Auteur(s)	Larry W. Mays
Parution	01/10/2006
Nb. de pages	480
Format	19 x 24
Couverture	Relié
Poids	775g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780071462303
ISBN13	978-0-07-146230-3