Water Planning in Britain

Originally published in 1980, this book provides a penetrating and scholarly analysis of the planning of water resources, based on 10 years¿ of research into one of Britain¿s most vital industries.

List of contents

1.Water Planning 2. The Water Planning System 3. Planning Water Supplies 4. Effluent Disposal and Pollution Control 5. Planning Water for Recreation and Amenity 6. Land Drainage and Flood Alleviation 7. The Political Character of Water Planning.

About the author

Dennis Parker is a geographer, taking his PhD from University College of Wales, Swansea. His research interests are the economic, social and political aspects of major natural and human-made hazards and how their implications for investment in hazard mitigation. He has more than 50 years’ experience of research and teaching in the flood hazard field. His focus is on the socio-economic impact of hydro-meteorological hazards including floods and the performance of early warning systems and related policy response from regional, national and international organisations. He has acted as consultant to numerous national and international environmental agencies, including the UK Met Office, the OECD, and World Meteorological Organisation
Professor Edmund C. Penning-Rowsell is a geographer, taking his PhD from University College London. His research interests are the political economy of major hazards and how this affects decisions about investment in hazard mitigation. He has more than 50 years’ experience of research and teaching in the flood hazard field. His focus is on the social impact of floods, and the policy response from regional, national and international organisations. He has acted as consultant to numerous national and international environmental agencies, including the OECD, the Red Cross/Crescent, the UN, the World Bank, and the World Health Organisation. Professor Penning-Rowsell was awarded the O.B.E. by the Queen in May 2006 for services to flood risk management.

Summary

Originally published in 1980, this book provides a penetrating and scholarly analysis of the planning of water resources, based on 10 years’ of research into one of Britain’s most vital industries.

Product details

• Authors: Dennis J. Parker, Dennis J. Penning-Rowsell Parker, Parker Dennis J., Edmund C. Penning-Rowsell
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.04.2024
• EAN: 9781032728209
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3272820-9
• No. of pages: 294
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Women and Religion; Routledge Library Editions: Water Resources
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; SCIENCE / Global Warming & Climate Change, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Hydrology, Environmental factors, Environmental Management, Science / Environmental Science, Hydrology & the hydrosphere, Physical geography & topography, Environmental policy & protocols, Human Geography, Physical geography and topography, Environmental policy and protocols, Hydrology and the hydrosphere