Environmental performance reviews: Australia
"The book introduces the topic of geochemical modeling of fluids in subsurface and hydrothermal systems. The intention is to serve as a textbook for graduate students in aqueous, environmental and groundwater geochemistry, despite the fact that its focus is on the special topic …
The management and protection of National Wildlife Refuges (NWRs) requires local and regional inventories and assessments for the biological, physical, chemical, and hydrologic resources of each unit. Water resource Inventories and Assessments (WRIAs) are compiled by the U.S. Fi…
Growing food demand has been the primary cause of increasingly unsustainable water consumption in the world’s breadbasket regions. This unsustainable demand can have steep human and environmental consequences, leading to physical and economic hardship among vulnerable communitie…
Climate change and human activities are already affecting water resources in the Great Lakes region. A further projected increase in high-intensity precipitation events may cause flooding and added stress on urban infrastructure. In addition to climate, land use may change to ac…
This thesis focuses on the theme of securitization of water resources and geopolitical implications of water resources. It also highlights alternative avenues to create water security, such as using technology to secure and extend scarce resources. The main region of focus for t…
The collapse of the Soviet Union left countries of Central Asia to experience political confrontations over territory and water rights. Additionally, independence of Central Asian countries resulted in the change of control systems, including transboundary rivers of the region. …
Global climate change is projected to have disproportionate adverse impacts on water quality and availability in low-resource settings. Therefore, it is essential that developing countries assess their vulnerabilities and develop strategies to improve their resilience. This thes…
In Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia the connection to water is intertwined with culture and history. It cannot fully be captured by game theory based on the assumption of strategic action. Neither perceived threats to national security nor do fundamental value conflicts allow for ‘rat…
In this dissertation I examine the failure to find a negotiated solution for managing transboundary water resources among Turkey, Syria and Iraq, and propose an integrated approach with a focus on human security and redefined national interest. This approach incorporates knowled…
Global statistics indicate the staggering level of poverty where there are still 1.2 billion people living without access to adequate drinking water and 2.6 billion without access to adequate sanitation facilities. The objectives of my research were to (1) review the status of g…
Reservoir sedimentation is a serious threat to the long-term economic development of countries around the world. Often, upstream soil erosion due to agricultural activity contributes significantly to the problem. Appropriately designed soil conservation practices and reservoir s…
The main objective of the research is to examine the human and institutional interactions in urban water resources management in Sub-Saharan Africa, and the impacts on the resource. The study has three specific objectives: (1) to investigate in detail at a city level, using Ower…
This dissertation analyzes water consumption characteristics of the United Arab Emirates from 1975 to 2000, and estimates the water resource needs of the country for the next 25 years. The dissertation utilizes ArcGIS software to construct a dynamic set of tools that allow easy …
There is a growing deficit between the volume of freshwater used by Israel, Palestine, and Jordan and the volume of freshwater that is jointly available to these countries on an interannual average basis. This deficit has led to myriad adverse consequences, among them the steady…