Sustainability Criteria for Water Resource Systems

Klappentext An international group of experts review guidelines for achieving sustainability in water resource systems. Zusammenfassung An international group of experts review guidelines for achieving sustainability in water resource systems. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Sustainability issues and challenges; 3. Defining sustainability; 4. Measuring sustainability; 5. Sustainability guidelines and case studies; 6. Economic sustainability criteria; 7. Ecological and environmental sustainability criteria and approaches; 8. International and social aspects of sustainability; 9. Sustainability and modeling technology; 10. Sustainability, hydrologic risk and uncertainty; 11. Equity, education and technology transfer; 12. Conclusions; References; Index.

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• Autori: Daniel P. Loucks, Daniel P. (Cornell University Loucks, Daniel P. Gladwell Loucks
• Con la collaborazione di: John S. Gladwell (Editore), Daniel P. Loucks (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.10.2008
• EAN: 9780521089173
• ISBN: 978-0-521-08917-3
• Pagine: 156
• Serie: International Hydrology
• Categoria: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Tecnica > Altro