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Farm Digesters - Anaerobic Digesters Produce Clean Renewable Biogas, and Reduce Greenhouse Emissions, Water Pollution and... Farm Digesters - Anaerobic Digesters Produce Clean Renewable Biogas, and Reduce Greenhouse Emissions, Water Pollution and Dependence on Artificial Fertilizers (Paperback)
Jonathan Letcher
R615 Discovery Miles 6 150 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

As well as producing commercially valuable biogas, anaerobic farm digesters have many other benefits. They enable the livestock farmer to recycle fertilizer from organic waste, to produce saleable compost as a byproduct, and reduce the environmental impact on water and atmosphere at the same time. Digesters let us run farms more economically, and make our energy supplies and our food production more sustainable. This straight forward book provides a wealth of useful information, including the benefits of using a digester, and how to go about installing one: * Why we need farm digesters, and their benefits * How digesters work * Commercial products from digester * How to set up a farm digester programme

Water Governance and Civil Society Responses in South Asia (Paperback): N.C. Narayanan, S. Parasuraman, Rajindra  Ariyabandu Water Governance and Civil Society Responses in South Asia (Paperback)
N.C. Narayanan, S. Parasuraman, Rajindra Ariyabandu
R1,099 R1,016 Discovery Miles 10 160 Save R83 (8%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book addresses paradigm shifts in water policy and governance, and examines the role of civil society organizations in influencing public policy, while focusing on social equity and democratic participation. It illustrates a range of interesting developments in policy formulation, donor-state nexus, and interventions by civil society and voluntary organizations. The collection of articles provides a comprehensive and current narrative of the state-society relations in South Asia under neoliberal governance reforms, their implications and key responses with regard to water policies. Using case studies, it closely investigates the impact, effectiveness, drawbacks and challenges faced by voluntary organizations and social movements working at various levels in the water sector. The work will interest researchers and students of development studies, environmental studies, natural resource management, water governance, and public administration, as also water sector professionals, policymakers, civil society activists and governmental and non-governmental organizations.

Globalization of Water Governance in South Asia (Paperback): Vishal Narain, Chanda Gurung Goodrich, Jayati Chourey, Anjal... Globalization of Water Governance in South Asia (Paperback)
Vishal Narain, Chanda Gurung Goodrich, Jayati Chourey, Anjal Prakash
R1,392 Discovery Miles 13 920 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Globalization has significantly redefined the nature of governance in the water sector. Non-state actors-multilateral and transnational donor agencies and corporations, non-government organizations, markets, and civil society at large-are assuming a bigger role in public policy-making for water resource management. New discourses on neoliberalism, integrated water resource management (IWRM), public-private partnerships, privatization, and gender equity have come to influence water governance. Drawing upon detailed case studies from India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Bhutan, this volume shows the implications of these new global paradigms for water allocation and management practices, institutions and governance structures in South Asia. It suggests that, despite claims to the contrary, they have done little to further human well-being, reduce gender disparity, or improve accountability and transparency in the system. Steering away from blueprint approaches, it argues for a more nuanced and contextual understanding of water management challenges, based on local knowledge and initiatives. This book will be useful to those interested in political economy and water governance, natural resource management, environmental studies, development studies, and public administration, as well as to water professionals, policy-makers and civil society activists.

From Waste to Value - Valorisation Pathways for Organic Waste Streams in Circular Bioeconomies (Hardcover): Antje Klitkou, Arne... From Waste to Value - Valorisation Pathways for Organic Waste Streams in Circular Bioeconomies (Hardcover)
Antje Klitkou, Arne Martin Fevolden, Marco Capasso
R4,482 Discovery Miles 44 820 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

From Waste to Value investigates how streams of organic waste and residues can be transformed into valuable products, to foster a transition towards a sustainable and circular bioeconomy. The studies are carried out within a cross-disciplinary framework, drawing on a diverse set of theoretical approaches and defining different valorisation pathways. Organic waste streams from households and industry are becoming a valuable resource in today's economies. Substances that have long represented a cost to companies and a burden for society are now becoming an asset. Waste products, such as leftover food, forest residues and animal carcasses, can be turned into valuable products such as biomaterials, biochemicals and biopharmaceuticals. Exploiting these waste resources is challenging, however. It requires that companies develop new technologies and that public authorities introduce new regulation and governance models. This book helps policy-makers govern and regulate bio-based industries, and helps industry actors to identify and exploit new opportunities in the circular bioeconomy. Moreover, it provides important insights for all students and scholars concerned with renewable energy, sustainable development and climate change.

Water Quality Modelling (Hardcover): Roger A. Falconer Water Quality Modelling (Hardcover)
Roger A. Falconer
R2,816 Discovery Miles 28 160 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Published in 1992, this book concentrates on recent developments, applications and aspects relating to numerical hydraulic models for predicting flow and water quality parameters in coastal, estuarine and river waters and river systems. The various chapters cover a range of different types of models and discuss the role of such numerical models for environmental impact assessment studies. The book is based on papers presented by leading experts in the field at a symposium held on 13 November 1991, organized by the Tyne and Humber Branch of the Institution of Water and Environmental Management. It covers the latest developments in modelling techniques and approaches and also the concepts of water quality modelling as required and seen from the viewpoints of regulatory agencies such as the NRA, consulting engineers and specialist modelling laboratories such as HR Wallingford and WRc. As well as an up-to-date review, it provides an understanding of the problems relating to water quality modelling, and the scope and requirements for using water quality models in the water industry. Readership includes practising engineers and scientists in the water industry, including consulting engineers, water companies and the NRA and other government departments, university and polytechnic libraries, staff and students and all other members of the water engineering profession.

Handbook of Industrial Waste (Hardcover): Victor Bonn Handbook of Industrial Waste (Hardcover)
Victor Bonn
R2,731 R2,483 Discovery Miles 24 830 Save R248 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Water Crises and Governance - Reinventing Collaborative Institutions in an Era of Uncertainty (Paperback): David A. Sonnenfeld,... Water Crises and Governance - Reinventing Collaborative Institutions in an Era of Uncertainty (Paperback)
David A. Sonnenfeld, Peter Leigh Taylor
R1,089 R765 Discovery Miles 7 650 Save R324 (30%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Water Crises and Governance critically examines the relationship between water crises and governance in the face of challenges to provide water for growing human demand and environmental needs. Water crises threaten the assumptions and accepted management practices of water users, managers and policymakers. In developed and developing world contexts from North America and Australasia, to Latin America, Africa and China, existing institutions and governance arrangements have unintentionally provoked water crises while shaping diverse, often innovative responses to management dilemmas. This volume brings together original field-based studies by social scientists investigating water crises and their implications for governance. Contributors to this collection find that water crises degrade environments, place untenable burdens on stakeholders, and produce or exacerbate social conflict, undermining ecological and social conditions that sustain effective collaboration. At the same time, water crises can promote institutional change that "resets" governance, promoting unusual and creative responses appropriate for local contexts. The studies in this volume provide evidence that, while water crises pose serious threats to environments and societies, they also provide opportunities to learn from experience and recraft water governance with coherent visions of more ecologically and socially sustainable futures. This volume was originally published as a special issue of Society & Natural Resources.

Drought Assessment (Hardcover, 2010 ed.): R. Nagarajan Drought Assessment (Hardcover, 2010 ed.)
R. Nagarajan
R4,428 Discovery Miles 44 280 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Information-based decision-making during drought, often brings out some of the excellent practices that are prevalent in society / individuals. This book is designed to provide information on the drought process, meteorological, hydrological, agriculture, socio-economic aspects and available technologies such as satellite remote sensing data analysis and Geographical Information system for assessment. Assessment procedures utilising the various parameters of importance from various sources for micro level management that would enhance the effectiveness of management practice are dealt in detail. Resource availability and affected group determine the relief assistance for the present event and information that would help them in their realisation and preparedness for the forthcoming years by select countries is highlighted. This would help in the formulation of schemes for event mitigation and area development plans.

The readers would gain complete knowledge on drought. This book is expected to act as a guide in preparing people as effective natural resource utilizationist under drought situations.

Water Ethics - A Values Approach to Solving the Water Crisis (Hardcover, 2nd edition): David Groenfeldt Water Ethics - A Values Approach to Solving the Water Crisis (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
David Groenfeldt
R4,482 Discovery Miles 44 820 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Fully revised and updated, this second edition of Water Ethics continues to consolidate water ethics as a key dimension of water-related decisions. The book introduces the idea that ethics are an intrinsic dimension of any water policy, program, or practice, and that understanding what ethics are being acted out in water policies is fundamental to an understanding of water resource management. Alongside updated references and the introduction of discussion questions and recommended further reading, this new edition discusses in depth three significant developments since the publication of the first edition in 2013. The first is the growing awareness of the climate crisis as an existential threat, and associated concern about adaptive strategies for sustainable water management and ways of using water management for climate mitigation (e.g., practically through agricultural soil management and conceptually through ethics awareness). Second, there has been increased clarity among the religious community, Indigenous leaders, and progressive academics that ethics needs to become an arena for application and action (e.g., the Vatican encyclical Laudato Si, protests at Standing Rock and Flint, Michigan, in the US, and climate demonstrations worldwide). Thirdly, there have been new normative water standards ranging from "water stewardship" (industry initiative), water charters (Berlin) and the on-going initiative to develop a global water ethics charter. Drawing on case studies from countries including Australia, India, the Philippines, South Africa, and the United States, this textbook is essential reading for students of environmental ethics and water governance and management.

Separation Techniques in Nuclear Waste Management (1995) (Paperback): Boris F. Myasoedov Separation Techniques in Nuclear Waste Management (1995) (Paperback)
Boris F. Myasoedov; Nathan A. Chipman; Contributions by Chien M. Wai, Zenko Yoshida, Yadong Li, …
R1,978 Discovery Miles 19 780 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Separation Techniques in Nuclear Waste Management is an up-to-date, comprehensive survey of processes for separation of nuclear wastes. Comprised of articles by scientists and engineers at universities and national laboratories in the U.S. and overseas, the book provides excellent reference information for individuals working in nuclear waste management. Specifically, the book covers current separation technologies and techniques for waste liquid, solid, and gas streams that contain radionuclides. Such wastes are typical of those produced as a result of nuclear materials processing and spent fuel reprocessing. Chapters on promising new technologies and state-of-the-art processes currently in use provide valuable information for design engineers, as well as for research scientists. The articles in Separation Techniques in Nuclear Waste Management are brief and concise - designed for quick access to pertinent information. Many of the contributors are leaders in their fields. It is the most current survey available of the latest nuclear waste management techniques.

Safe Drinking Water Act (1989) - Amendments, Regulations and Standards (Paperback): Edward J. Calabrese Safe Drinking Water Act (1989) - Amendments, Regulations and Standards (Paperback)
Edward J. Calabrese
R1,677 Discovery Miles 16 770 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This new book covers drinking water regulations such as disinfectant by-products, synthetic organics, inorganic chemicals, microbiological contaminants, volatile organic chemicals, radionuclides, fluoride, toxicological approaches to setting new national drinking water regulations, and trihalomethanes. In addition, organic and inorganic compounds scheduled to be regulated in 1989 and new candidates for the 1990s regulations are detailed.

Handbook of Bioremediation (1993) - Norris * Hinchee * Brown * Mccarty Semprini * Wilson * Kampbell Reinhard * Bouwer * Borden... Handbook of Bioremediation (1993) - Norris * Hinchee * Brown * Mccarty Semprini * Wilson * Kampbell Reinhard * Bouwer * Borden * Vogel Thomas * Ward (Paperback)
Robert D. Norris
R1,272 R1,136 Discovery Miles 11 360 Save R136 (11%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Written by leading soil and ground-water remediation scientists, Handbook of Bioremediation presents information regarding the processes, application, and limitations of using remediation technologies to restore contaminated soil and ground water. It covers field-tested technologies, site characterization requirements for each remediation technology, and the costs associated with their implementation. In addition to discussions and examples of developed technologies, the book provides insights into technologies ranging from theoretical concepts to limited field-scale investigations. In situ remediation systems, air sparging and bioventing, the use of electron acceptors other than oxygen, natural bioremediation, and the introduction of organisms into the subsurface are among the specific topics covered in this invaluable handbook.

Safe Drinking Water - The Impact of Chemicals on a Limited Resource (Paperback): Rip G. Rice Safe Drinking Water - The Impact of Chemicals on a Limited Resource (Paperback)
Rip G. Rice
R1,677 Discovery Miles 16 770 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

A review of the nation's new coverages serves as a ready reminder that drinking water safety is more than regional of local concern. In recent times, the print media alone has drawn attention to barium, bacteria, heavy metals, and increasingly organic contaminants, in public water supplies located in Florida, Rhode Island, Texas, Oregon, Illinois, Minnesota, North Carolina, Michigan, and California, to name a few. In an effort to address one of the major issues confronting the future of the nation's drinking water supplies, chemical contamination, the Drinking Water Research Foundation and the American Chemical Society presented the symposium, "Safe Drinking Water: the Impact of Chemicals on a Limited Resource." To add balance to the total presentation, two papers were included that were not part of the symposium.

The Politics of Fresh Water - Access, conflict and identity (Paperback): Catherine M. Ashcraft, Tamar Mayer The Politics of Fresh Water - Access, conflict and identity (Paperback)
Catherine M. Ashcraft, Tamar Mayer
R1,431 Discovery Miles 14 310 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Water scarcity is not simply the result of what nature has to offer but always involves power relations and political decisions. This volume discusses the politics of the freshwater crisis, specifically how access to water is determined in different regions and historical periods, how conflict is constructed and managed, and how identity and efforts to control water systems, through development, technologies, and institutions, shape one another. The book analyzes responses to the water crisis as efforts to mitigate water insecurity and as expressions of collective identity that legitimate, resist, or seek to transform existing inequalities. The chapters focus on different processes that contribute to freshwater scarcity, including land use decisions, pollution, privatization, damming, climate change, discrimination, water management institutions and technology. Case studies are included from North and South America, Africa, Asia, Europe and New Zealand.

Nano-biotechnology for Waste Water Treatment - Theory and Practices (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022): Jai Prakash Narain Rai, Shweta... Nano-biotechnology for Waste Water Treatment - Theory and Practices (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)
Jai Prakash Narain Rai, Shweta Saraswat
R3,428 Discovery Miles 34 280 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book embodies the potentials of nanobiotechnology-based water treatment techniques to provide a solid understanding of the subjects. Starting with a refresher of the basic conventional technologies which are now been integrated with nanomaterials for an efficient, viable, and eco-friendly treatment of contaminated water. The book covers various physical, chemical, and hybrid methods of nanobiomaterial synthesis and their fabrication for characterizing existing techniques. The book gives special attention to those nanotechnology-based approaches that promise easier, faster, and cheaper processes in contaminants monitoring and their treatment. Several case studies explain in an easy to understand format how employing nanobiomaterials as an indicator and analytical tool will enable students to learn about cleaning up the environment.

Transboundary Aquifers in the Eastern Borders of The European Union - Regional Cooperation for Effective Management of Water... Transboundary Aquifers in the Eastern Borders of The European Union - Regional Cooperation for Effective Management of Water Resources (Hardcover, 2012 ed.)
Tomasz Nalecz
R4,352 Discovery Miles 43 520 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book focuses on sustainable use and protection of transboundary aquifers located along the eastern border of European Union starting from the Baltic Sea and end in the Black Sea. The groundwater resources in this region play a very important role not only as a source of clean and safe drinking water, but also for social, economic and safety reasons. This publication sheds light on a wide range of real problems related to the management of groundwater, problems that are characteristic for most countries situated in the East European region. It also identifies potential threats that may materialise in the absence of cooperation between countries and appropriate measures to jointly manage the shared water resources in the region. Experience from some ongoing projects towards integrated management of transboundary aquifers (research, monitoring and data analysis) is reported. The book is addressed, in particular, to groundwater academics, researchers and experts as well as water management specialists interested in solving environmental issues extended to more than one country territory. On the other hand presented knowledge and experience would be also useful for decision makers especially to support environmental decision processes in border areas and work on preparation of international agreements on groundwater management.

Environmental Water Markets and Regulation - A comparative legal approach (Paperback): Katherine Owens Environmental Water Markets and Regulation - A comparative legal approach (Paperback)
Katherine Owens
R1,493 Discovery Miles 14 930 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

River systems around the world are degraded and are being used unsustainably. Meeting this challenge requires the development of flexible regimes that have the potential to meet essential consumptive needs while restoring environmental flows. This book focuses on how water trading frameworks can be repurposed for environmental water recovery and aims to conceptualise the most appropriate role for law in supporting recovery through these frameworks. The author presents a comprehensive study of the legal frameworks in four jurisdictions: the States of Oregon and Colorado in the western United States; the province of Alberta in Canada; and the Murray-Darling Basin in Australia/Basin State of New South Wales. A close comparative analysis of these four jurisdictions reveals a variety of distinctive regulatory arrangements and collaborations between public and private actors. In all cases, the law has been deployed to steer and coordinate these water governance activities. The book argues that each regime is based on a particular regulatory strategy, with different conceptions of the appropriate roles for, and relationships between, various actors and institutions. Legal frameworks do not have the capacity to rationalise and provide an overarching and absolute solution to the complex environmental and governance issues that arise in the context of environmental water transactions. Rather, the role of law in this context needs to be reconceptualised within the paradigm of regulatory capitalism as establishing and maintaining the limits within which regulatory participants can operate, innovate and collaborate.

Plastics in the Aquatic Environment - Part II - Stakeholders' Role Against Pollution (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022): Friederike... Plastics in the Aquatic Environment - Part II - Stakeholders' Role Against Pollution (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)
Friederike Stock, Georg Reifferscheid, Nicole Brennholt, Evgeniia Kostianaia
R8,705 Discovery Miles 87 050 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book reviews comprehensively the opportunities and responsibilities of science, society and politics to combat plastic pollution in marine and freshwaters. It provides insights on what information is needed, and from whom, and it outlines policies proposed by various institutions including OSPAR, HELCOM and the European Union. Plastic waste has become a global threat to the aquatic environment that does not stop at country borders. Meanwhile, there are many efforts in science, industry, commerce and governments to tackle the problem worldwide. School education, NGO public actions, voluntary trade reduction measures, governmental management options and governmental regulatory actions are part of the portfolio of efforts to deal with the problem. Together with the companion volume Plastics in the Aquatic Environment - Part I: Current Status and Challenges, it provides scientists, policymakers and environmental managers with essential reference information on how this problem is being solved, what challenges and barriers are expected and how they can be overcome.

Dangerous Pollutants (Xenobiotics) in Urban Water Cycle (Hardcover, 2008 ed.): Petr Hlavinek, Ongjen Bonacci, Jiri Marsalek,... Dangerous Pollutants (Xenobiotics) in Urban Water Cycle (Hardcover, 2008 ed.)
Petr Hlavinek, Ongjen Bonacci, Jiri Marsalek, Ivana Mahrikova
R3,085 Discovery Miles 30 850 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book is based on the discussions and papers prepared for the NATO Advanced Research Workshop that took place under the auspices of the NATO Security Through Science Programme and addressed urban water management problems. The workshop sought to critically assess the existing knowledge on Xenobiotics in urban water cycle, with respect to diverse conditions in participating countries, and promote close co-operation among scientists with different professional experience.

Water Policy and Governance in South Asia - Empowering Rural Communities (Paperback): M.Anwar Hossen Water Policy and Governance in South Asia - Empowering Rural Communities (Paperback)
M.Anwar Hossen
R1,498 Discovery Miles 14 980 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Dr. Hossen carried out an exceptional program of research in Bangladesh which focused on water governance in relation to human rights, international water law and environmental sustainability. His major argument is that eco-agricultural system encounters major disruptions due to a number of factors including regional hydropolitics and neoliberal and highly centralized approaches to water resource management that follow the principles of "ecocracy." In this context, Dr. Hossen explores three major questions: (i) How can local ecological knowledge be incorporated into national water policy? (ii) What strategies and reforms are required at the international watershed governance level? and (iii) How can human rights principles, including the principle of water as a human right, be used to formulate more effective water policy and governance principles? To answer these questions, Dr. Hossen explores the effects of regional hydropolitics on water management, focusing on three large engineering projects, the Farakka Barrage built by India on the Ganges River, and the Ganges-Kobodak (GK) and Gorai River Restoration (GRR) Projects in Bangladesh. This analysis is based on his research into local knowledge and farming practices during a year of fieldwork in 2011-12, focus group discussions, in-depth case studies and social survey methods. In addition to this primary data, he looks at extensive secondary documents from the government of Bangladesh pertaining to water management, agricultural modernization and institutional structures. The arguments herein are applicable particularly to the Ganges-Brahmaputra Basin countries in South Asia but also to the river basins of other parts of the world.

GIScience for the Sustainable Management of Water Resources (Hardcover): Gowhar Meraj, Shruti Kanga, Majid Farooq, Suraj Kumar... GIScience for the Sustainable Management of Water Resources (Hardcover)
Gowhar Meraj, Shruti Kanga, Majid Farooq, Suraj Kumar Singh, Sudhanshu
R4,316 Discovery Miles 43 160 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

With water as one of the most critical resources of nature that is necessary for sustaining life for all living things, it has become very important for designing and using spatial informational techniques for understanding the root causes behind the degradation of our water resources. This volume discusses in detail a selection of geospatial approaches, tools, and techniques. The uses of geographical information science to measure and manage water resources are diverse. Satellite remote sensing provides essential data for mapping water resources, hydrology flux measurement, monitoring drought, and flood inundation. With an abundance of informative case studies, the chapters discuss the use of the satellite remote sensing and GIS-based systems for managing urban storm water; for flood and soil erosion management; for mapping groundwater zones; for crop production, including measuring soil moisture and aridity; for gauging the impact of climate change; for evaluating glacier change dynamics; for assessing the impact of urban growth on water resources; for measuring the degradation of rivers; and more. This peer-reviewed volume imparts important information on spatial information techniques that are used for understanding the root causes behind the degradation of our water resources. GIScience for the Sustainable Management of Water Resources will be a valuable resource for urban planners, environmentalists, policymakers, ecologists, researchers, academicians, students, and professionals in the fields of remote sensing, civil engineering, social science, computer science, and information technology.

Water Conflicts in India - A Million Revolts in the Making (Paperback): K.J. Joy, Biksham Gujja, Suhas Paranjape, Vinod Goud,... Water Conflicts in India - A Million Revolts in the Making (Paperback)
K.J. Joy, Biksham Gujja, Suhas Paranjape, Vinod Goud, Shruti Vispute
R1,620 Discovery Miles 16 200 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Water conflicts in India have now percolated to every level. They are aggravated by the relative paucity of frameworks, policies and mechanisms to govern the use of water resources. Based on the premise that understanding and documenting different types of water conflict cases in all their complexity would contribute to informed public debate and facilitate their resolution, Forum for Policy Dialogue on Water Conflicts in India, a collaborative initiative of the WWF project 'Dialogue on Water, Food and Environment', documented a number of such case studies. One of its kind in India, this book brings together an impressive sixty-three case studies - summarized status of the conflicts, the issues involved and their current position - and gives us a glimpse into 'the million revolts' that are brewing around water. While recognizing that each conflict is a microcosm of wider conflicts, the editors have classified these cases into eight broad themes that try to capture the dominant aspect of the conflict. These are: contending water uses; dams and displacement; equity-access-allocations; micro-level conflicts; water quality; trans-boundary conflicts; privatization; sand excavation and mining. With a mix of academics and activists as contributors, the book makes an important contribution to a new discourse on water in general, and water conflicts and conflict resolution in particular.

Sustainable Water Initiative for Tomorrow (Paperback): Frank R Spellman Sustainable Water Initiative for Tomorrow (Paperback)
Frank R Spellman
R2,338 Discovery Miles 23 380 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Sustainable Water Initiative for Tomorrow describes a forward-looking innovative solution to tackling various environmental issues related to water including dwindling ground water supplies and land subsidence. The lack of far thinking and innovative methods regarding these issues is a worldwide problem. This title provides a detailed step-by-step account using scientific research, and engineering analysis to help any municipality deal with these issues. Sustainable Water Initiative for Tomorrow is accessible and is designed to reach a wide range of diverse professionals and students.

Developing and Managing Community Water Supplies (Paperback): Jan Davis, Gerry Garvey, Michael Wood Developing and Managing Community Water Supplies (Paperback)
Jan Davis, Gerry Garvey, Michael Wood
R599 Discovery Miles 5 990 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Based on direct field experience, this title discusses the stages in the development of local water supplies, from the initiation of a programme through to the community management of a supply system. The importance of involving all the members of a community in decisions about water provision is emphasized, as is the need to incorporate hygiene education from the outset. Many short case-studies, drawn from the practical experience of the authors, are used throughout the book to illustrate the application of a partnership approach in practice.

Water and Cities in Latin America - Challenges for Sustainable Development (Paperback): Ismael Aguilar-Barajas, Jurgen... Water and Cities in Latin America - Challenges for Sustainable Development (Paperback)
Ismael Aguilar-Barajas, Jurgen Mahlknecht, Jonathan Kaledin, Marianne Kjellen, Abel Mejia-Betancourt
R1,506 Discovery Miles 15 060 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Approximately 80 per cent of the population of Latin America is concentrated in urban centres. Pressure on water resources and water management in cities therefore provide major challenges. Despite the importance of the issues, there has been little systematic coverage of the topic in book form. This work fills a gap in the literature by providing both thematic overviews and case study chapters. It reviews key aspects of why water matters in cities and presents case studies on topics such as groundwater management, green growth and water services, inequalities in water supply, the financing of water services and flood management. Detailed examples are described from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico and Peru, and there is also a chapter comparing lessons which might be learnt from US cities. Contributing authors are drawn from both within and outside the region, including from the Inter-American Development Bank, OECD and World Bank to set the issues in a global context.

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