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Author : Daniel Peter Loucks
Release : 2019
Genre : Water-supply
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 337/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Adventures in Managing Water by : Daniel Peter Loucks
Download or read book Adventures in Managing Water written by Daniel Peter Loucks. This book was released on 2019. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book explores the many ways civil engineers approach the challenges of their profession across the continents of the world"--
Author : Richard Spilsbury
Release : 2016-08-15
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 961/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Managing Water by : Richard Spilsbury
Download or read book Managing Water written by Richard Spilsbury. This book was released on 2016-08-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How much freshwater is there on Earth? Can science help us use water more efficiently? The 'Why Science Matters' series demonstrates how the science we learn at school is important in every aspect of our everyday lives. Using case studies and investigations, the series describes the development of science and technologies that can improve our lives - or lead to new scientific challenges and controversies. In 'Managing and Using Water', we find out about the most vital resource on Earth and how it shapes our landscape. We learn the importance of water as a solvent, how the power of flowing water can be harnessed to provide us with energy, how drinking water is cleaned and sewage treated, and new technologies to combat water shortages around the world.
Author : Jennifer Chambers
Release : 2013-07-09
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 918/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Watershed Adventures of a Water Bottle by : Jennifer Chambers
Download or read book Watershed Adventures of a Water Bottle written by Jennifer Chambers. This book was released on 2013-07-09. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Watershed Adventures of a Water Bottle tells the story of a water bottle's journey in the Chesapeake Bay watershed and Atlantic Ocean. Upon reaching a storm drain, the personified water bottle travels the streams and rivers of Washington, D.C., meeting animals along its ride. Each animalfrom the water strider to the loggerhead turtleteaches the water bottle about itself, its origins, its journey, and those of other pollutants in the watershed. Alima is the five-year old water bottle's heroine; making us all believe we can be one too. 100% of the author's proceeds from the book are being donated equally to the Chesapeake Bay Trust and the Surfrider Foundation's Rise Above Plastics program."
Author : Anita Yasuda
Release : 2011-06-01
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 890/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Explore Water! by : Anita Yasuda
Download or read book Explore Water! written by Anita Yasuda. This book was released on 2011-06-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drip—Drop—Splash! Water is essential to all forms of life. Explore Water! 25 Great Projects, Activities, Experiments, captures a child’s imagination with an intriguing look at the world of water. Combining hands-on activities with history and science, kids will have fun learning about the water cycle, water resources, drinking water and sanitation, water pollution and conservation, water use, water folklore and festivals, and the latest in water technology. Entertaining illustrations and fascinating sidebars illuminate the topic and bring it to life, while Words to Know highlighted and defined within the text reinforce new vocabulary. Projects include a nilometer, a rain harvester made out of plastic containers, a transpiration experiment, and a mini water wheel. Auxiliary materials include a glossary, and a list of current reference works, websites, museums, and science centers.
Author : Ellysar Baroudy
Release : 2005
Genre : Nature
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 876/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Managing Water Demand by : Ellysar Baroudy
Download or read book Managing Water Demand written by Ellysar Baroudy. This book was released on 2005. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Managing Water Demand provides a comprehensive account of the tools used to manage water demand in the MENA region. The vast arid and semi-arid regions of the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA) constitute 85% of the region's land area and are home to approximately 60% of the region's population. Limited water resources pose severe constraints on people's economic and social progress, testing their resilience and threatening their livelihoods. Rainfall is not only scarce and unpredictable, but the region is also subject to frequent and severe droughts. Available surface water is declining and the over-pumping of groundwater beyond natural recharge rates is occurring, lowering the water table and causing an increase in groundwater salinity and ecological degradation. Water Demand Management (WDM) is about governance and tools that motivate people and their activities to regulate the amount and manner in which they access, use and dispose of water to alleviate pressure on freshwater supplies. It is also about protecting water quality. The development and promotion of such WDM practices, primarily for governments in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, have constituted the core objectives supported by Canada's International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and its partners through the Water Demand Management Forums. Managing Water Demand provides a comprehensive account of the tools used to manage water demand in the MENA region. A critical review is presented of the efficacy of WDM techniques in the areas of wastewater reuse, water valuation, public-private partnerships and decentralization, and participatory irrigation management. This book will provide some of the necessary knowledge required to further promote WDM in the MENA region, while providing insight into the work required for much needed change to improve water governance.
