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Monitoring and Modeling the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Wiley 2013; US$ 80.00Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series . Monitoring and Modeling the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: A Record-Breaking Enterprise presents an overview of some of the significant work that was conducted in immediate response to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. It includes studies of in situ... more...
Water Governance
Edward Elgar Publishing 2013; US$ 40.00This insightful book explores urban water governance challenges in different parts of the world and highlights the advantages and disadvantages of public run, privatised, and public - private partnership managed water facilities. The contributors expertly discuss various types of public and private water governance architectures as well as identify... more...
Water Governance as Connective Capacity
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2013; US$ 124.95Bringing together case studies from countries including The Netherlands, United Kingdom, Romania, Sweden, Finland, Italy, India, Canada and the United States, the book focuses on the question of how to deal with the various sources of fragmentation in water governance by organizing meaningful connections and developing 'connective capacity'.... more...
City Water, City Life
University of Chicago Press 2013; US$ 30.00A city is more than a massing of citizens, a layout of buildings and streets, or an arrangement of political, economic, and social institutions. It is also an infrastructure of ideas, an embodiment of the beliefs, values, and aspirations of the people who created it. In City Water, City Life , celebrated historian Carl Smith explores this infrastructure... more...
Photocatalysis and Water Purification
Wiley 2013; US$ 120.95From the fundamentals to recent developments, this book introduces scientists and engineers to photocatalysis and demonstrates its potential for improving water quality. It also points out strategies to increase the photocatalytic efficacy: synthesis of better photocatalysts, combination of photocatalysis with other technologies, and the correct design... more...
Lead Wars
University of California Press 2013; US$ 34.95In this incisive examination of lead poisoning during the past half century, Gerald Markowitz and David Rosner focus on one of the most contentious and bitter battles in the history of public health. Lead Wars details how the nature of the epidemic has changed and highlights the dilemmas public health agencies face today in terms of prevention strategies... more...
Water Supply Network District Metering
Springer 2013; US$ 99.99The management of a water supply network can be substantially improved defining permanent sectors or districts that enhances simpler water loss detection and pressure management. However, the water network partitioning may compromise water system performance, since some pipes are usually closed to delimit districts in order not to have too many metering... more...
Functional Nanostructured Materials and Membranes for Water Treatment
Wiley 2013; US$ 112.50With its emphasis on the application of nanotechnology to improve water treatment processes, this ready reference and handbook addresses the real needs of scientists and others working in the industry. It thus covers materials ranging from ceramic membranes, to functional nanoparticles, carbon nanotubes, and biological materials, as well as theoretical... more...
Engineers Engaging Community
Morgan & Claypool Publishers 2013; US$ 35.00Water and energy are fundamental elements of community well-being and economic development, and a key focus of engineering efforts the world over. As such, they offer outstanding opportunities for the development of socially just engineering practices. This work examines the engineering of water and energy systems with a focus on issues of social justice... more...
OECD Studies on Water Making Water Reform Happen in Mexico
OECD Publishing 2013; US$ 84.00The report provides evidence-based assessment and policy recommendations in support of Mexicos water reform. It analyses implementation bottlenecks and identifies good practices in four key areas considered as essential drivers for change in the water sector of Mexico: multi-level and river basin governance; economic efficiency and financial... more...









