There is not enough water globally for all the things humans need and want water to do for us. Water supply bubbles are bursting in China, the Middle East and India with potentially serious implications for the global economy and for political stability. Even the United States i…
"This book covers recent research relevant to coastal watersheds. It addresses the impact of a stream's chemical, biological, and sediment pollutants on the quality of the receiving waters, such as estuaries, bays, and near-shore waters. The contents of the book can be divided i…
Since the start of the twenty-first century there has been an unprecedented focus upon water as a key factor in the future of both society and environment. Water management lies at the heart of strategies of development as does the added the hazard of climate change. Water Resou…
This text explores water management strategies through scientific, social and political perspectives, and uses case studies to exemplify four key development challenges: economic growth; poverty reduction; competition and conflict over water; and adaptation to climate change.
Our Earth is a remarkable reaction vessel. It is of paramount importance that students grow in their understanding and awareness of the astounding effects that chemistry and biochemistry have on our environment. The first book in the field to encompass theory and practice, Envir…
Groundwater is the most important source of domestic, industrial, and agricultural water and also a finite resource. Population growth has created an unprecedented demand for water, with the situation most critical in the developing world, where several million people depend on …
Groundwater is the most important source of domestic, industrial, and agricultural water and also a finite resource. Population growth has created an unprecedented demand for water, with the situation most critical in the developing world, where several million people depend on …
Das erfolgreiche Fachbuch zur Einführung in die Hydrologie und Wasserwirtschaft der Oberflächengewässer liegt nun in der 6. Auflage vor. Es ist aktualisiert, gründlich überarbeitet und in den Bereichen Wassermenge und -güte sowie Gewässerschutz und Sanierungsmaßnahmen deutlich e…
"This volume reviews the past 10 to 15 years of intensive research and development that have led to bioaugmentation becoming an accepted technology. It includes background information on the basic microbial processes involved, as well as a thorough summary of the most important …
Drought is one of the likely consequences of climate change in many regions of the world. Together with an increased demand for water resources to supply the world's growing population, it represents a potentially disastrous threat to water supplies, agriculture and food produc…
by Nałęcz, Tomasz, NATO FORACS AUTEC, NATO NFA on sustainable use of groundwater resources-transboundary water management, Jérusalem)
fromNATO science for peace and security series
This volume is the result of work carried out under the NATO SPS Study Pilot Project "Sustainable Use and Protection of Groundwater Resources - Transboundary Water Management." It contains basic information on hydrogeological conditions, groundwater management and monitoring in …
This book is written in the belief that water is becoming one of the largest, and certainly the most universal, of problems facing mankind as the earth moves into the twenty-first century. The tasks of supplying enough water of the required quality to growing populations and the…
