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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...
