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.

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• Autori: Elizabeth Porter
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 19.03.2009
• EAN: 9780521105613
• ISBN: 978-0-521-10561-3
• Pagine: 192
• Serie: Cambridge Geographical Studies
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Geoscienze > Pianificazione urbanistica, territoriale e del paesaggio; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva