SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS FOR WATER RE - POLICIES PLANNING DESIGN AND IM

Informationen zum Autor James L. Sipes is Senior Associate with AECOM and the founding Principal of Sand County Studios. He is an award-winning landscape architect with more than twenty-five years of experience, and has written more than 300 articles for a variety of magazines, including frequent contributions to Landscape Architecture magazine. Klappentext Get the single-source solutions guide to the sustainable management of water resources.Why is water the environmental issue? The answer is simple: without it, life on this planet could not exist. Yet, despite this fact, reckless consumption practices from a growing population are drying up the Earth's already limited water resources. Other factors, such as river and lake contamination, rising temperatures, and disproportionate geographic accessibility further contribute to the fresh water crisis. To confront this pressing concern, this enlightening guide, which covers over twenty case studies offering insights into real-world projects, uses a holistic, integrated approach to illustrate ways to preserve vital water supplies -- from green design remedies to encouraging greater personal responsibility. This book:* Provides a basic overview of water resources, hydrology, current problems involving water resources, and the potential impact of global warming and climate change.* Covers watershed planning, Best Management Practices, and potential design and planning solutions.* Offers a concise overview of the issues affecting water use and management.* Includes a full chapter dedicated to planning issues, and a full chapter covering site planning, design, and implementation.Sustainable Solutions for Water Resources takes a practical approach to head off a global water catastrophe by offering sensible measures that can be put in place immediately to promote a clean, plentiful flow of the Earth's most precious resource. Zusammenfassung Sustainable Solutions for Water Resources provides a basic overview of water resources, hydrology, the current problems involving water resources, and the potential impact of global warming and climate change. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments xi 1.0 Overview 1 1.1 The Importance of Water Resources 1 1.2 Overview of Water Resources 3 1.2.1 Rivers and Streams 3 1.2.2 Groundwater and Aquifers 5 1.2.3 Lakes and Reservoirs 9 1.2.4 Wetlands 10 1.2.5 Coastal Zones 12 1.2.6 Precipitation 15 1.2.7 Sources of Information 17 2.0 Issues Involving Water Resources in the United States 19 2.1 Global Warming and Climate Change 19 2.1.1 Impacts of Climate Change 19 2.1.2 Addressing Climate Change 21 2.1.3 Sources of Information 21 2.2 Drought and Water Wars 22 2.2.1 Worldwide Water Wars 24 2.2.2 Southwest Water Wars 24 2.2.3 Southeast Water Wars 26 2.2.4 Peachtree Water Wars 27 2.3 Water Demands 30 2.3.1 Meeting Needs 30 2.3.2 Demands in Las Vegas 32 2.3.3 Uses of Water 33 2.3.4 Options for Meeting Demands 33 2.3.5 Water Sources 34 2.4 Development Pressures 35 2.4.1 Traditional Approaches to Meet Demands 35 2.4.2 Growth in the South 36 2.4.3 The Corps Meeting Demands 38 2.5 Environmental Concerns 39 2.5.1 Wadeable Streams Assessment 40 2.5.2 National Rivers and Streams Assessment 40 2.5.3 Large River Bioassessment Protocols 41 2.6 Economic Concerns 42 2.6.1 Cost of Water 42 2.6.2 Infrastructure Cost 42 2.6.3 Costs of Polluted Water 43 2.6.4 Privatization 44 2.7 Agricultural Uses 44 2.7.1 Impacts 45 2.7.2 Reducing Impacts 47 2.8 Water Quality 48 2.8.1 Water Quality Regulations 49 2.9 Legal Issues 54 2.9.1 Riparian Rights 54 2.9.2 First in Time 54 2.9.3 Ground...

List of contents

Acknowledgments.
 
1.0 Overview.
 
1.1 The Importance of Water Resources.
 
1.2 Overview of Water Resources.
 
1.2.1 Rivers and Streams.
 
1.2.2 Groundwater and Aquifers.
 
1.2.3 Lakes and Reservoirs.
 
1.2.4 Wetlands.
 
1.2.5 Coastal Zones.
 
1.2.6 Precipitation.
 
1.2.7 Sources of Information.
 
2.0 Issues Involving Water Resources in the United States.
 
2.1 Global Warming and Climate Change.
 
2.1.1 Impacts of Climate Change.
 
2.1.2 Addressing Climate Change.
 
2.1.3 Sources of Information.
 
2.2 Drought and Water Wars.
 
2.2.1 Worldwide Water Wars.
 
2.2.2 Southwest Water Wars.
 
2.2.3 Southeast Water Wars.
 
2.2.4 Peachtree Water Wars.
 
2.3 Water Demands.
 
2.3.1 Meeting Needs.
 
2.3.2 Demands in Las Vegas.
 
2.3.3 Uses of Water.
 
2.3.4 Options for Meeting Demands.
 
2.3.5 Water Sources.
 
2.4 Development Pressures.
 
2.4.1 Traditional Approaches to Meet Demands.
 
2.4.2 Growth in the South.
 
2.4.3 The Corps Meeting Demands.
 
2.5 Environmental Concerns.
 
2.5.1 Wadeable Streams Assessment.
 
2.5.2 National Rivers and Streams Assessment.
 
2.5.3 Large River Bioassessment Protocols.
 
2.6 Economic Concerns.
 
2.6.1 Cost of Water.
 
2.6.2 Infrastructure Cost.
 
2.6.3 Costs of Polluted Water.
 
2.6.4 Privatization.
 
2.7 Agricultural Uses.
 
2.7.1 Impacts.
 
2.7.2 Reducing Impacts.
 
2.8 Water Quality.
 
2.8.1 Water Quality Regulations.
 
2.9 Legal Issues.
 
2.9.1 Riparian Rights.
 
2.9.2 First in Time.
 
2.9.3 Groundwater, Soil Moisture, and Precipitation.
 
2.9.4 Direct Flow and Storage.
 
2.9.5 Water Law.
 
3. 0 Sustainable Planning Approaches for Water Resources.
 
3.1 An International and U.S. National Perspective on Water Resources Laws, Policies, Regulations, and Permits.
 
3.1.1 Federal Reserved Water Rights.
 
3.1.2 National Laws, Acts, and Policies.
 
3.1.3 Other Acts.
 
3.1.4 Water for America Initiative.
 
3.1.5 Federal Agencies Involved with Water Resources.
 
3.1.6 Clean Water Act.
 
3.1.7 Water for America Initiative.
 
3.1.8 Flood Management at a National Level.
 
3.1.9 National Drought Policy.
 
3.2 Planning at the State Level.
 
3.2.1 State Actions.
 
3.3 Regional Approaches to Water Management.
 
3.3.1 Interstate Water Commissions.
 
3.3.2 Regional Approaches within States.
 
3.3.3 Power Companies.
 
3.4 Planning at the District Level.
 
3.4.1 St. Johns River Water Management District.
 
3.4.2 Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District.
 
3.5 Watershed Planning.
 
3.5.1 Conservation Approach.
 
3.5.2 Watershed Assessment.
 
3.5.3 Tools for Water Resource Analysis.
 
3.5.4 Watershed Boundaries.
 
3.6 Water Markets and Water Supply Systems.
 
3.7 Wetland Planning and Wetland Banking.
 
3.7.1 Wetland Recommendations.
 
3.7.2 Wetlands Data.
 
3.7.3 Wetlands of International Importance.
 
3.7.4 National Wetlands Inventory.
 
3.7.5 National Data.
 
3.7.6 Wetland Mapper.
 
3.7.7 Wetlands Master Geodatabase.
 
3.7.8 Data at the State Level.
 
3.8 Stormwater Management and Erosion Control.
 
3.8.1 State Procedures.
 
3.8.2 Minimizing Erosion.
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Product details

• Authors: James L Sipes, James L. Sipes, Jl Sipes, SIPES JAMES L, Sipes James L.
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.05.2010
• EAN: 9780470529621
• ISBN: 978-0-470-52962-1
• No. of pages: 368
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature and society: general, reference works; Landschaftsarchitektur, Architektur, Wasserhaushalt, Planung, Geowissenschaften, Architecture, Planning, landscape design, Earth Sciences, Water Resource Management, Management von Wasservorräten