This book examines case studies of large water infrastructure projects within diverse geographical, climatic, economic, and policy regimes.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Foreword Overview and scope Acknowledgements List of abbreviations Part I. The Challenges: 1. World population and pressures on land, water and food resources 2. Issues in inter-basin water transfer Part II. Inter-basin Water Transfer in Australia: 3. Land and water resources of Australia 4. The Snowy Mountains hydro-electric scheme 5. Inter-basin water transfer from coastal basins of New South Wales 6. The Bradfield and Reid Schemes in Queensland 7. Three schemes for flooding Lake Eyre 8. The Goldfields pipeline scheme of Western Australia 9. Supplying Perth, Western Australia with water: the Kimberley pipeline scheme 10. Other schemes in Australia Part III. Inter-basin Water Transfer in Other Selected Countries: 11. Inter-basin water transfer in the United States of America 12. Inter-basin water transfer in Canada 13. Inter-basin water transfer in China 14. India: the National River-Linking Project 15. Inter-basin water transfer, successes, failures and the future Part IV. Appendices: A. Some of the Australian pioneers of inter-basin water transfer B. Construction timetable of the Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Scheme C. Details of diversion schemes from the Clarence River Basin D. Chronological table of the most important events in the Goldfields Pipeline Scheme, Western Australia E. Flooding of the Sahara depressions F. The Ord River Irrigation Scheme G. The West Kimberley Irrigation Scheme H. Some other water transfer schemes in Australia I. Selected technical features of the Central Valley Project in California J. Selected technical features of the State Water Project in California K. Selected characteristics of some of the completed or proposed inter-basin water transfer projects in Australia, United States, Canada, China and India, in chronological order Glossary Index.
Foreword Overview and scope Acknowledgements List of abbreviations Part I. The Challenges: 1. World population and pressures on land, water and food resources 2. Issues in inter-basin water transfer Part II. Inter-basin Water Transfer in Australia: 3. Land and water resources of Australia 4. The Snowy Mountains hydro-electric scheme 5. Inter-basin water transfer from coastal basins of New South Wales 6. The Bradfield and Reid Schemes in Queensland 7. Three schemes for flooding Lake Eyre 8. The Goldfields pipeline scheme of Western Australia 9. Supplying Perth, Western Australia with water: the Kimberley pipeline scheme 10. Other schemes in Australia Part III. Inter-basin Water Transfer in Other Selected Countries: 11. Inter-basin water transfer in the United States of America 12. Inter-basin water transfer in Canada 13. Inter-basin water transfer in China 14. India: the National River-Linking Project 15. Inter-basin water transfer, successes, failures and the future Part IV. Appendices: A. Some of the Australian pioneers of inter-basin water transfer B. Construction timetable of the Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Scheme C. Details of diversion schemes from the Clarence River Basin D. Chronological table of the most important events in the Goldfields Pipeline Scheme, Western Australia E. Flooding of the Sahara depressions F. The Ord River Irrigation Scheme G. The West Kimberley Irrigation Scheme H. Some other water transfer schemes in Australia I. Selected technical features of the Central Valley Project in California J. Selected technical features of the State Water Project in California K. Selected characteristics of some of the completed or proposed inter-basin water transfer projects in Australia, United States, Canada, China and India, in chronological order Glossary Index.
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'This study is a 'must read' for anyone formulating water policy which may result in, or anyone studying or interested in, inter-basin transfers of water.' Brit Allan Storey, Senior Historian, US Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colorado
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