Water supply systems, distribution, and environmental effects /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Quinn, Shane, O'Neill, Vaughn
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hauppauge, N. Y. : Nova Science Publishers, 2012.
Colección:Environmental science, engineering and technology series.
Water resource planning, development and management series.
Temas:
Water-supply.
Water Supply
Eau > Approvisionnement.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Environmental > Water Supply.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS, DISTRIBUTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS, DISTRIBUTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; WATER RESOURCES AND TECHNOLOGIES IN SUDAN ; ABSTRACT ; 1. INTRODUCTION ; 2. WATER RESOURCES ; 2.1. The Nile System ; 2.2. Ground Water ; 3. USES OF WATER; 4. WATER QUALITY AND SANITATION MANAGEMENT; 4.1. Groundwater and Environment ; 5. WATER MANAGEMENT, POLICIES AND LEGISLATION RELATED TO WATER USE ; 5.1. Institutions; 5.2. Water Management; 5.3. Legislation; 5.4. Finances; 5.5. The Policy Regime in Water Quality Management.
  • 5.6. Sustainable Development 6. SMALL WATER ENTERPRISES (SWES) ; 6.1. Problems; 7. SAFE WATER FOR NEW MILLENNIUM ; 8. ECONOMY, AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY ; 8.1. Water Management ; 8.2. Evolution of Irrigation Development ; 8.3. Perspectives for Agricultural Water Management ; 9. POLLUTION FROM RIVER NILE ; 9.1. Environment and Health ; 9.2. Status and Evolution of Drainage Systems ; 10. THE CHALLENGE OF OVERCOMING THE COUNTRY'S DIVERSITY ; 10.1. Water Scarcity Impacts and Potential Conflicts ; 11. PROSPECTS FOR WATER RESOURCE PLANNING IN NILE BASIN ; 11.1. Common Language and Culture.
  • 11.2. Factors Promoting Data and Information Exchange 11.3. Sufficient Levels of Economic Development ; 11.4. Increasing Water Resources Stress ; 12. DISCUSSIONS ; 12.1. Water Stress in Sudan ; 12.2. The Role of Agriculture in Water Stress ; 12.3. Water Supply Problems in the Butana Region
  • Central Sudan with Special Emphasis on Jebel Qeili Area ; 12.4. Southern Sudan ; 12.5. Beja People's Problems ; 12.6. Western Sudan ; CONCLUSION ; REFERENCES ; APPENDIX 1. MAJOR RIVERS, AND HYDROELECTRICITY SITES ; ADAPTING WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS IN A CHANGING CLIMATE; ABSTRACT.
  • 1. CLIMATE CHANGE AS EMERGING PRESSURE ON WATER SUPPLY 2. EVIDENCE OF CLIMATE CHANGE FROM OBSERVATIONS ; 3. FUTURE IMPACTS ON WATER RESOURCES ; 4. CONSIDERING ADAPTATION ; 5. THE CHALLENGE OF UNCERTAINTY; 6. ROBUST ADAPTATION ; Development Path Independency ; Economic Efficiency; Flexibility and Reversibility; Functional under Wide Uncertainty Ranges ; Low/No-Regrets; Reduced Decision Horizon ; Safety Margins ; Win-Win; 7. SOME BEST PRACTICE CASE STUDIES ; 8. A CLOSER LOOK AT ROBUST ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE: A CASE STUDY FROM IRELAND ; Step 3: Vulnerability Assessment.
  • Vulnerability under the BAU-Scenario Step 4: Adaptation Strategy Assessment; Results for the Adaptation Strategy Assessment ; Step 5: Identification of Robust Adaptation Strategies; CONCLUSION ; REFERENCES v; SOME COMMON POLLUTANTS IN GROUNDWATER UTILIZED IN WATER-SUPPLY SYSTEMS AT SÃO PAULO STATE, BRAZIL ; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION ; SOME FACTS ON THE GROUNDWATER OCCURRENCE ; EXAMPLES OF GROUNDWATER STUDIES IN BRAZIL; IMPORTANT ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES AT SÃO PAULO STATE, BRAZIL; (HYDRO)GEOLOGICAL FEATURES OF SÃO PAULO STATE, BRAZIL ; HEALTH RISKS DUE TO NITRATE AND FLUORIDE.

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