From Water Scarcity to Sustainable Water Use in the West Bank, - Palestin

Klappentext Proposes a framework for the sustainable management of scarce water resources. This book focuses on the West Bank in Palestine! which suffers from extreme water scarcity! that has (for political reasons) less water than is naturally available! and anticipates an increase in demand for water for reasons of population and economic growth. Zusammenfassung Proposes a framework for the sustainable management of scarce water resources. This book focuses on the West Bank in Palestine, which suffers from extreme water scarcity, that has (for political reasons) less water than is naturally available, and anticipates an increase in demand for water for reasons of population and economic growth. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 2. Water footprint of the Palestinians in the West Bank 3. Financial, environmental and social evaluation of water mangement options 4. Optimizing irrigation water use 5. Saving water and reducing pollution in the unhairing-liming process in the leather industry 6. A strategy for sustainable water management in the West Bank, Palestine 7. Conclusions and recommendations.

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• Authors: Dima Wadi Nazer, Dima Wadi (Unesco-Ihe Institute for Water E Nazer, Dima Wadi (UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education Nazer, Nazer Dima Wadi
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.05.2010
• EAN: 9780415573818
• ISBN: 978-0-415-57381-8
• No. of pages: 170
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; Umweltwissenschaften, Umwelttechnik, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / Water Supply, Hydrologie und die Hydrosphäre, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Civil / General, The environment, Hydrology & the hydrosphere, Civil engineering, surveying & building, Hydrology and the hydrosphere, Water industries, Energy industries and utilities, Civil engineering, surveying and building