Water Management in England and Wales

Klappentext In 1978! when this book was first published! the provision of water services was a fundamental environmental issue. Zusammenfassung In 1978! when this book was first published! the provision of water services was a fundamental environmental issue. In England and Wales! organisations were created to protect and enhance the nation's water resources. This book considers the problems involved in achieving those objectives and attempts to assess the potential of the organisational arrangements to assist. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The nature of water management; 2. Water management legislation in England and Wales; 3. Source development for the supply of Manchester; 4. The allocation of water for spray irrigation; 5. The management of groundwater resources; 6. Flood damage reduction; 7. Effluent disposal and the control of river pollution; 8. Some national aspects of water management; 9. Evaluation.

Product details

• Authors: Elizabeth Porter
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.03.2009
• EAN: 9780521105613
• ISBN: 978-0-521-10561-3
• No. of pages: 192
• Series: Cambridge Geographical Studies
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Urban, spatial and country planning; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education