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Sustainable Water Systems
Advances in Recycling, Reuse, and Optimization
Av José María Ponce-Ortega, Fabricio Nápoles-Rivera m. fl.
Inbunden, 2024
1752 kr
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This book explores advanced recycling and optimization techniques, offering a blend of practical case studies and theoretical models that push the boundaries of traditional water management practices. Each chapter covers various aspects of sustainable water management, from the reuse of wastewater …
Sustainable Water Systems
Advances in Recycling, Reuse, and Optimization
Av José María Ponce-Ortega, Fabricio Nápoles-Rivera m. fl.
Häftad, 2025
1752 kr
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This book explores advanced recycling and optimization techniques, offering a blend of practical case studies and theoretical models that push the boundaries of traditional water management practices. Each chapter covers various aspects of sustainable water management, from the reuse of wastewater …
Society - Water - Technology
A Critical Appraisal of Major Water Engineering Projects
Av Reinhard F. Hüttl, Oliver Bens m. fl.
Inbunden, 2015
504 kr
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This book presents the results of the Interdisciplinary Research Group "Society – Water – Technology" of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities. It describes interdisciplinary evaluation criteria for major water engineering projects (MWEPs) and portrays an application to the …
Society - Water - Technology
A Critical Appraisal of Major Water Engineering Projects
Av Reinhard F. Hüttl, Oliver Bens m. fl.
Häftad, 2016
504 kr
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This book presents the results of the Interdisciplinary Research Group "Society – Water – Technology" of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities. It describes interdisciplinary evaluation criteria for major water engineering projects (MWEPs) and portrays an application to the …
Water Institutions: Policies, Performance and Prospects
Av Chennat Gopalakrishnan, Cecilia Tortajada m. fl.
Inbunden, 2005
1098 kr
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This study is a major first attempt to address the many issues associated with the institutional innovation in water resource management comprehensively and in depth. It is a global survey and assessment of the structure, evolution, and performance of water institutions in regional, national, and …
Water Quality Management in the Americas
Av Asit K. Biswas, Cecilia Tortajada m. fl.
Inbunden, 2005
1098 kr
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Considerable attention has been given during the past few years to the water crisis that many regions of the world may face in the coming decades. While the mag- tude and the extent of the global water scarcity problems of the future should not be underestimated, a serious analysis of the current …
Impacts of Megaconferences on the Water Sector
Av Asit K. Biswas, Cecilia Tortajada
Inbunden, 2009
1098 kr
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Since the late 1990s, megaconferences in the water-related sectors have become regular occurrences. The latest one, in Mexico City, in March 2006, is estimated to have cost a total of $205 million, and had 19,000+ participants. In spite of such huge costs and organizational efforts, not a single …
Governance as a Trialogue: Government-Society-Science in Transition
Av Anthony R. Turton, Johanna Hanlie Hattingh m. fl.
Inbunden, 2006
1643 kr
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The last two decades have been marked by a dramatic increase in global attention to the concept of governance, especially in relation to the eff- tive and sustainable management of natural resources. During this period, issues of water governance have received particular attention, for example in …
Management of Transboundary Rivers and Lakes
Av Olli Varis, Cecilia Tortajada m. fl.
Inbunden, 2008
1643 kr
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Water’s role in the nature is very fundamental. As it circulates in the atmosphere, in the rivers, lakes, soil, rock, and in the oceans, it is the major conveyer of va- ous chemical substances and of energy, and it can also be called as the blood of the ecosystems of this planet. But at the same …
Water Management in 2020 and Beyond
Av Asit K. Biswas, Cecilia Tortajada m. fl.
Inbunden, 2009
1098 kr
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Aragon: Forum for Global Debates on Water Water is such a scarce resource, and of such high value, that it merits profound re?ection on its future management. With this in mind, the idea emerged of org- ising a unique international summit in Aragon - because of the issue involved and because it …
Global Change: Impacts on Water and food Security
Av Claudia Ringler, Asit K. Biswas m. fl.
Inbunden, 2010
1002 kr
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In recent years, a greater level of integration of the world economy and an opening of national markets to trade has impacted virtually all areas of society. The process of globalization has the potential to generate long-term benefits for developing countries, including enhanced technology and …
Water Institutions: Policies, Performance and Prospects
Av Chennat Gopalakrishnan, Cecilia Tortajada m. fl.
Häftad, 2010
1098 kr
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It is being increasingly realised that water is likely to be one of the most critical resource issues for the first half of the twenty-first century. Accelerating demand for water for various uses and user groups and ineffective measures to address - ter quality decline from point and non-point …
Water Quality Management in the Americas
Av Asit K. Biswas, Cecilia Tortajada m. fl.
Häftad, 2010
1002 kr
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Considerable attention has been given during the past few years to the water crisis that many regions of the world may face in the coming decades. While the mag- tude and the extent of the global water scarcity problems of the future should not be underestimated, a serious analysis of the current …
Impacts of Megaconferences on the Water Sector
Av Asit K. Biswas, Cecilia Tortajada
Häftad, 2010
1098 kr
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Since the late 1990s, megaconferences in the water-related sectors have become regular occurrences. The latest one, in Mexico City, in March 2006, is estimated to have cost a total of $205 million, and had 19,000+ participants. In spite of such huge costs and organizational efforts, not a single …
Governance as a Trialogue: Government-Society-Science in Transition
Av Anthony R. Turton, Johanna Hanlie Hattingh m. fl.
Häftad, 2010
1500 kr
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The last two decades have been marked by a dramatic increase in global attention to the concept of governance, especially in relation to the eff- tive and sustainable management of natural resources. During this period, issues of water governance have received particular attention, for example in …
Management of Transboundary Rivers and Lakes
Av Olli Varis, Cecilia Tortajada m. fl.
Häftad, 2010
1500 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Water’s role in the nature is very fundamental. As it circulates in the atmosphere, in the rivers, lakes, soil, rock, and in the oceans, it is the major conveyer of va- ous chemical substances and of energy, and it can also be called as the blood of the ecosystems of this planet. But at the same …
Water Management in 2020 and Beyond
Av Asit K. Biswas, Cecilia Tortajada m. fl.
Häftad, 2010
1002 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Aragon: Forum for Global Debates on Water Water is such a scarce resource, and of such high value, that it merits profound re?ection on its future management. With this in mind, the idea emerged of org- ising a unique international summit in Aragon - because of the issue involved and because it …
Impacts of Large Dams: A Global Assessment
Av Cecilia Tortajada, Dogan Altinbilek m. fl.
Inbunden, 2012
1643 kr
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One of the most controversial issues of the water sector in recent years has been the impacts of large dams. Proponents have claimed that such structures are essential to meet the increasing water demands of the world and that their overall societal benefits far outweight the costs. In contrast, …
Global Change: Impacts on Water and food Security
Av Claudia Ringler, Asit K. Biswas m. fl.
Häftad, 2012
1002 kr
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In recent years, a greater level of integration of the world economy and an opening of national markets to trade has impacted virtually all areas of society. The process of globalization has the potential to generate long-term benefits for developing countries, including enhanced technology and …
Impacts of Large Dams: A Global Assessment
Av Cecilia Tortajada, Dogan Altinbilek m. fl.
Häftad, 2014
1207 kr
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One of the most controversial issues of the water sector in recent years has been the impacts of large dams. Proponents have claimed that such structures are essential to meet the increasing water demands of the world and that their overall societal benefits far outweight the costs. In contrast, …
Water Security, Climate Change and Sustainable Development
Av Asit K. Biswas, Cecilia Tortajada
Häftad, 2016
921 kr
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This book pursues a comprehensive approach so as to arrive at a better understanding of the implications of climate change on sustainable development, focusing on the perspective of water. Climate change is one of today’s most pressing global issues and will become increasingly important in the …
Increasing Resilience to Climate Variability and Change
The Roles of Infrastructure and Governance in the Context of Adaptation
Inbunden, 2016
550 kr
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This book highlights the role that both infrastructure and governance play in the context of resilience and adaptation to climate variability and change. Eleven case studies analyze in-depth impacts of extreme events in projects, basins and regions in the Arid Americas (Unites States and Mexico), …
Land Use and Climate Change Interactions in Central Vietnam
LUCCi
Av Alexandra Nauditt, Lars Ribbe
Inbunden, 2017
550 kr
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This book summarizes the key findings of a five-year interdisciplinary research project funded by the German Federal Ministry of Research and Education (BMBF). It serves as a typical case study for a rapidly growing and developing urban center – Da Nang City, which is surrounded by remote areas …
Assessing Water Rights in China
Av Yahua Wang
Inbunden, 2017
1098 kr
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This book presents a model for describing the hierarchical concept of China’s water rights structure, one which takes into account pioneering theories on natural resources and environmental institutional economics. It highlights the basic theory of water rights, with a view to helping Chinese …
Application of Geographical Information Systems and Soft Computation Techniques in Water and Water Based Renewable Energy Problems
Inbunden, 2017
1098 kr
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This book highlights the application of Geographical Information System (GIS) and nature based algorithms to solve the problems of water and water based renewable energy resources. The irregularity in availability of resources and inefficiency in utilization of the available resources has reduced …
Assessing Global Water Megatrends
Av Asit K. Biswas, Cecilia Tortajada m. fl.
Inbunden, 2018
1207 kr
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This book highlights what are likely to be the future megatrends in the water sector and why and how they should be incorporated to improve water governance in the coming decades. In this first ever book on megatrends for the water sector, 22 leading world experts from different disciplines …
Global Water Security
Lessons Learnt and Long-Term Implications
Inbunden, 2018
1098 kr
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This book highlights the relationship between the water sector and various other sectors in order to establish an improved understanding of the importance of water resources as an essential cross-cutting vector of socio-economic development. The book is both policy and practice oriented and is not …
Increasing Resilience to Climate Variability and Change
The Roles of Infrastructure and Governance in the Context of Adaptation
Häftad, 2018
550 kr
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This book highlights the role that both infrastructure and governance play in the context of resilience and adaptation to climate variability and change. Eleven case studies analyze in-depth impacts of extreme events in projects, basins and regions in the Arid Americas (Unites States and Mexico), …
Land Use and Climate Change Interactions in Central Vietnam
LUCCi
Av Alexandra Nauditt, Lars Ribbe
Häftad, 2018
550 kr
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This book summarizes the key findings of a five-year interdisciplinary research project funded by the German Federal Ministry of Research and Education (BMBF). It serves as a typical case study for a rapidly growing and developing urban center – Da Nang City, which is surrounded by remote areas …
Hydrology and Limnology of Central Asia
Av Jilili Abuduwaili, Gulnura Issanova m. fl.
Inbunden, 2018
1098 kr
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This book highlights the development of lake systems and water reservoirs as well as the impact of climate change on water resources in Central Asian countries. It provides information on the genesis of lake basins, physical and chemical properties of water in lakes, and the hydrological regimes …
