Water Resources of North America (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Biswas, Asit K.

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Water is becoming a critical resource issue for the 21st century, and yet no definitive text exists which reliably assesses the current status of water resources development and management in Canada, USA and Mexico on a holistic and multidisciplinary basis. This book will be of direct interest to all water professionals who are interested in the water resources of North America from any disciplinary perspective.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
• Seitenzahl: 381
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Dezember 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783662108680
• Artikelnr.: 53138977

Autorenporträt

Asit K. Biswas, Centre for Water Management, Mexico City, Mexico

Inhaltsangabe

Physical Context.
- Socioeconomic Context.
- Institutional Framework for Water Management.
- Water Storage and Regulation Infrastructure.
- Water Availability and Use.
- Electric Power Generation.
- Agricultural Use.
- Municipal Use.
- Industrial Use.
- Water Quality.
- Public Health.
- Conclusions.

Rezensionen

From the reviews:

"This book has achieved its goal of bringing together a wide range of knowledge about North American water resources with extensive reliable data and clear figures. The extraordinary rich contents of this book ... offered some realistic analysis of the future. I can guarantee that this book will be a precious reading for researchers, academicians, policy-makers, hydrologists, conservationists, students and water professionals ... . The book could be used as a general reference as well as for specific and detailed information ... ." (Muhammad Mizanur Rahaman, International Journal of Water Resources Development, Vol. 20 (3), 2004)