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2021
Description based upon print version of record. ; Water resource management consists of planning, developing, distributing and managing the available water resources. With increasing urbanization, optimized water management becomes more demanding. This book presents innovative solutions for present as well as future challenges we are facing in water ...
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Description based upon print version of record. ; Water resource management consists of planning, developing, distributing and managing the available water resources. With increasing urbanization, optimized water management becomes more demanding. This book presents innovative solutions for present as well as future challenges we are facing in water ...
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Water resources development and management
International Journal of Water Resources Development, 1988This paper examines the maximum available water resources in Japan, nationally and by region, and describes the present balance of demand and supply. The major existing mechanisms of water development and control ‐ dam construction and pricing structures ‐ are reviewed.
Yutaro Senga, Hiroyasu Shimura
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2010
Together with energy, water is one of the major fuels of economic development. A development plan, especially in a water-short area, such as an arid zone belt, or a flat area underlain by hard rocks without major surface streams, cannot be drawn unless a clear idea of water availability and costs has been reached.
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Together with energy, water is one of the major fuels of economic development. A development plan, especially in a water-short area, such as an arid zone belt, or a flat area underlain by hard rocks without major surface streams, cannot be drawn unless a clear idea of water availability and costs has been reached.
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Managing and allocating water resources: Adopting the integrated water resource management approach
2003Publisher Summary Global, regional and local water resources are subject to increasing demands. Implicit in the management of all water is the task of allocation. Allocation between uses that have become competing because of the rising overall demand will be contentious.
Stephen J. Toope +2 more
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Management of Water Resources in the Amazon Region
2016Brazil has an energy matrix which is based on 45% of renewable sources, and more than 70 % of this electricity is drawn from hydroelectric plants. The present work tries to show how big hydroelectric projects, even if it is globally acknowledged as clean, can hide several threats for both humans and the environment.
Caravaggio, Nicola, Iorio, Martina
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Assessment and Management of Water Resources [PDF]
, 1986 Britain may be classified as a developed nation; yet a third of her land surface, the uplands, is essentially undeveloped. The uplands are also unplanned and visitors from developing nations remark on how little basic resource evaluation and planning has gone on. Britain was, after all, a founding force in topographic mapping and in town planning.
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Coastal Water Resources Management
2021Globally, non-point source pollution from the land is resulting in the eutrophication of coastal waters. Meanwhile, sea-level rise is leading to seawater intrusion of coastal aquifers. Rising demand for water is resulting in the construction of desalination plants, with significant environmental impacts offshore. Furthermore, waterways are transporting
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2014
This chapter explores grassroots interventions by forging partnerships with stakeholders in improving the management of water resources at the community level. In order to gain insight into the nuances of managing water resources in partnership, a pilot study was instituted in the State of Rajasthan, India.
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This chapter explores grassroots interventions by forging partnerships with stakeholders in improving the management of water resources at the community level. In order to gain insight into the nuances of managing water resources in partnership, a pilot study was instituted in the State of Rajasthan, India.
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