The protection and conservation of water resources /

This book is about water - in Britain, and in the world. It is about water resources, their conservation, protection of water quality for human consumption and aquatic ecosystems. Since the publication of the first edition in 1998, major political and regulatory changes have taken place; this book p...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cook, Hadrian F. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chichester, UK ; Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, 2017.
Edición:Second edition.
Temas:
Water-supply > Great Britain > Management.
Water quality management > Great Britain.
Eau > Approvisionnement > Grande-Bretagne > Gestion.
Eau > Qualité > Gestion > Grande-Bretagne.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Real Estate > General.
Water quality management
Water-supply > Management
Great Britain
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Water, policy and procedure
  • Water resource availability in Britain
  • Institutions and legislation for resource management
  • The catchment approach : ways and means
  • Sustaining bulk supply : consumption and interference
  • Sustaining bulk supply : possible solutions
  • Water quality background issues
  • Environmental issues of water quality and quantity
  • Towards solutions : land use and technical fixes
  • Framing water policies : emerging governance arrangements
  • The USA, Australasia and Europe : lessons to be learned?

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