Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Natural resources
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
A Guide to Information Sources for Water and Related Natural Resources
Author: Environmental Law
Author: Mortimer D. SchwartzPublisher: Gale Cengage
ISBN:
Category : Environmental law
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Watersheds, Groundwater and Drinking Water
Author: Thomas HarterPublisher: UCANR Publications
ISBN: 1879906813
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
This guide will help resource managers, planners, and other decision makers better understand and assess water supplies and to define and manage protection areas for water sources. Developed for those who are interested in water resources, it can easily be used as text material for educational short courses.
Land and Water Resources
Author: United States. Department of AgriculturePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Conservation of natural resources
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
A Guide to the Formulation of Water Resources Strategy
Author: Guy J.-M. Le MoignePublisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 9780821330388
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
World Bank Technical Paper No. 263. Management of water resources is essential for long-term, environmentally sustainable human and economic development. Increasingly, the World Bank and other international organizations are called upon to provide
Groundwater Management in the West
Author: Jeffrey S. AshleyPublisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803242760
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
One of the greatest conundrums facing the arid western United States is the availability, use, and quality of groundwater. In large sections of the West, groundwater is the only dependable source of water for agricultural production and home consumption. Yet many of the aquifers are being depleted at a rate that will suck them dry within a century. Furthermore, dependence upon groundwater in many areas will only increase in the future. This dependence is already having serious consequences for small towns on the Great Plains. Faced with growing costs associated with deeper wells and the need for ever more advanced technology for extracting water, these towns find they lack the resources to maintain current agricultural practices. ø In this timely assessment of the West?s groundwater resources, the authors provide a detailed overview of groundwater management in the Western states. The authors present for each state the various management strategies, laws, and political realities that have made groundwater appropriation such a volatile subject. They also suggest possible difficulties that states and regions might face under current groundwater policies. By examining separate cases and viewing the West as a whole, the authors are able to identify not only the most pressing problems but also the most appropriate management techniques for protecting water supplies for future use.
Sources of Information in Water Resources
Author: Gerald J. GieferPublisher: Water Information Center Incorporated
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
A guide to forest–water management
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United NationsPublisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN: 9251348510
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Many people worldwide lack adequate access to clean water to meet basic needs, and many important economic activities, such as energy production and agriculture, also require water. Climate change is likely to aggravate water stress. As temperatures rise, ecosystems and the human, plant, and animal communities that depend on them will need more water to maintain their health and to thrive. Forests and trees are integral to the global water cycle and therefore vital for water security – they regulate water quantity, quality, and timing and provide protective functions against (for example) soil and coastal erosion, flooding, and avalanches. Forested watersheds provide 75 percent of our freshwater, delivering water to over half the world’s population. The purpose of A Guide to Forest–Water Management is to improve the global information base on the protective functions of forests for soil and water. It reviews emerging techniques and methodologies, provides guidance and recommendations on how to manage forests for their water ecosystem services, and offers insights into the business and economic cases for managing forests for water ecosystem services. Intact native forests and well-managed planted forests can be a relatively cheap approach to water management while generating multiple co-benefits. Water security is a significant global challenge, but this paper argues that water-centered forests can provide nature-based solutions to ensuring global water resilience.
Energy Abstracts for Policy Analysis
Author: Energy Research Abstracts
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Power resources
Languages : en
Pages : 564
Book Description
Semiannual, with semiannual and annual indexes. References to all scientific and technical literature coming from DOE, its laboratories, energy centers, and contractors. Includes all works deriving from DOE, other related government-sponsored information, and foreign nonnuclear information. Arranged under 39 categories, e.g., Biomedical sciences, basic studies; Biomedical sciences, applied studies; Health and safety; and Fusion energy. Entry gives bibliographical information and abstract. Corporate, author, subject, report number indexes.