Water resources management principles, methods, and tools
"Water Resources Management is the process of planning, developing, and managing water resources, in terms of both water quantity and quality, across all water uses. It includes the institutions, infrastructure, incentives, and information systems that support and guide water management. Water...
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| Format: | Elektronisch E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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Hoboken, NJ, USA
Wiley
[2023]
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| Online-Zugang: | DE-1028 URL des Erstveröffentlichers Inhaltsverzeichnis |
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| Zusammenfassung: | "Water Resources Management is the process of planning, developing, and managing water resources, in terms of both water quantity and quality, across all water uses. It includes the institutions, infrastructure, incentives, and information systems that support and guide water management. Water resources management seeks to harness the benefits of water by ensuring there is sufficient water of adequate quality for drinking water and sanitation services, food production, energy generation, inland water transport, and water-based recreational, as well as sustaining healthy water-dependent ecosystems and protecting the aesthetic and spiritual values of lakes, rivers, and estuaries. Water resource management also entails managing water-related risks, including floods, drought, and contamination. The complexity of relationships between water and households, economies, and ecosystems, requires integrated management that accounts for the synergies and tradeoffs of water's great number uses and values"-- |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | 1 Online-Ressource (x, 406 Seiten) Illustrationen, Diagramme |
| ISBN: | 9781119885962 9781119885979 |