Category Archives: Water Supply & Land Use

The Management of Water Quality and Irrigation Technologies

Posted on February 25, 2009 by singleton

As countries face deteriorating water and environmental quality as well as water shortages, pollution control and the efficiency of water use become of paramount importance. Agriculture is one of the main nonpoint polluters of water bodies and irrigation for agriculture … Continue reading →

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Integrated Urban Water Management: Arid and Semi-Arid Regions: UNESCO-IHP (Urban Watere Series-Unesco-Ihp)

Posted on February 25, 2009 by singleton

The Integrated Urban Water Management (IUWM) is an emerging approach to managing the entire urban water cycle in an integrated way, which is key to achieving the sustainability of urban water resources and services. The IUWM incorporates: the systematic consideration … Continue reading →

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Policy and Strategic Behavior in Water Resource Management

Posted on February 25, 2009 by singleton

Water resource management throughout the world is a very complicated issue, involving various aspects and dimensions and a well-coordinated set of policies. A well-designed water policy is a multi-faceted concerted intervention, which could be specific to just one set of … Continue reading →

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Integrated Water Resources Management in Practice: Better Water Management for Development

Posted on February 25, 2009 by singleton

Better water management will be crucial if we are to meet many of the key challenges of this century. The approach known as Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) is widely recognized as the best way forward, but is poorly understood, … Continue reading →

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Regulating Water and Sanitation for the Poor: Economic Regulation for Public and Private Partnerships

Posted on February 26, 2008 by singleton

The aim of this book is to present the potential benefits as well as the challenges of introducing a more formal economic regulatory process into the urban water sector arena in lower-income countries. There is a particular focus upon the … Continue reading →

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Handbook of Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Operations, Second Edition

Posted on February 25, 2008 by singleton

Water and wastewater treatment plant operators must have a breadth of knowledge that encompasses more than scientific theory. With two new chapters and more than 300 new practice scenarios, this second edition continues to offer a complete resource exclusively for … Continue reading →

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Biogeochemistry of Wetlands: Science and Applications

Posted on February 25, 2008 by singleton

Wetland ecosystems maintain a fragile balance of soil, water, plant, and atmospheric components in order to regulate water flow, flooding, and water quality. Marginally covered in traditional texts on biogeochemistry or on wetland soils, Biogeochemistry of Wetlands is the first … Continue reading →

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Groundwater Vulnerability Assessment and Mapping: IAH-Selected Papers, volume 11 (IAH – Selected Papers on Hydrogeology)

Posted on February 26, 2007 by singleton

This volume presents the contemporary issues surrounding groundwater pollution risk assessment and the application of vulnerability and risk assessment maps for the effective protection and management of aquifers. Numerous new and improved approaches to intrinsic and specific vulnerability assessment (modified … Continue reading →

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Groundwater in Fractured Rocks: IAH Selected Paper Series, volume 9 (Selected Papers on Hydrogeology)

Posted on February 26, 2007 by singleton

The hydrogeologic environment of fractured rocks represents vital natural systems, examples of which occur on every continent. This book discusses key issues, methodologies and techniques in the hydrogeology of fractured rocks, summarizing recent progress and anticipating the outcome of future … Continue reading →

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Wastewater Purification: Aerobic Granulation in Sequencing Batch Reactors

Posted on February 26, 2007 by singleton

A newcomer to the scene, aerobic granulation is on its way to becoming the hot new technology for high-efficiency wastewater treatment. Thus far, intensive research has been conducted with regard to the understanding of the mechanism of aerobic granulation in … Continue reading →

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