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Managing Water Conflict
Taylor and Francis 2004; US$ 190.00Countries are meeting increasing water demand by building reservoirs and by diverting water from one area to another. When the water belongs to an international river system, these measures lead to riparian conflicts. However, water scarcity not only brings conflict to these regions, but also plays its part in building cooperation. In several international... more...
Canada
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2004; US$ 61.00Topics Covered Environmental Management Air and Water Management Nature and Biodiversity Management Economy, Society and Environment Sectoral Integration: Chemicals International Co-operation This book is part of the OECD Environmental Performance Reviews Programme which conducts peer reviews of environmental conditions and progress in each... more...
Water-Quality Engineering in Natural Systems
Wiley 2006; US$ 166.00FOCUSING ON CONTAMINANT FATE AND TRANSPORT, DESIGN OF ENVIRONMENTAL-CONTROL SYSTEMS, AND REGULATORY CONSTRAINTS This textbook details the fundamental equations that describe the fate and transport of contaminantsin the water environment. The application of these fundamental equations to the design of environmental-control systems and methodologies... more...
Growing Crops with Reclaimed Wastewater
CSIRO Publishing 2006; US$ 115.00The definitive Australian reference on the principles of using reclaimed wastewater for agricultural purposes. more...
United States
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2006; US$ 63.00UNITED STATES. Topics covered:.:.; Environmental Management.; Air and Water Management.; Nature and Biodiversity Management.; Economy, Society and Environment.; Health and Environment.; International Co-operation. This book is part of the OECD Environmental Performance Reviews Programme which conducts peer reviews of environmental conditions and progress... more...
Aquatic Habitats in Sustainable Urban Water Management
Taylor & Francis 2007; US$ 100.00Aquatic habitats supply a wide range of vital ecosystem benefits to cities and their inhabitants. The unsustainable use of aquatic habitats, including inadequate urban water management itself, however, tends to alter and reduce their biodiversity and therewith diminish their ability to provide clean water, protect us from waterborne diseases and pollutants,... more...
Resisting Reform?
SAGE India 2008; US$ 24.95A wide range of people and organisations, united by either a belief in market-based. economics or a financial stake in the water business or both, are convinced that. water should primarily be treated as a commodity to be bought and sold so that. all water services can cover their costs. To this end, they advocate private ownership. of water supply... more...
World Water Crisis, The
I.B.Tauris 2008; US$ 104.00In the last decade, water resources planners have frequently signalled an impending water crisis. The message is that the world is running out of water and that only by careful planning and the adoption of integrated water resources management can catastrophe be avoided. Stephen Brichieri-Colombi challenges these perceptions. He maintains that the... more...
Treatise on Water Science Online
Elsevier Science 2010; US$ 1,595.00Water quality and management are of great significance globally, as the demand for clean, potable water far exceeds the availability. Water science research brings together the natural and applied sciences, engineering, chemistry, law and policy, and economics, and the Treatise on Water Science seeks to unite these areas through contributions from... more...
The Value of Water in a Drying Climate
CSIRO Publishing 2012; US$ 62.95Are we making the best use of water? How do we judge this? more...









