Handbook of Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Operations
 Water and wastewater treatment plant operators must have a breadth of knowledge that encompasses more than scientific theory. They need to be generalists with knowledge bridging several scientific, academic, and engineering disciplines. Unfortunately, ... [... more]
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Asian International Waters: From Ganges-Brahmaputra to ...
In the twenty-first century, water will be the most critical resource, not oil. In Asia, many local sources of water have already been developed, leaving those shared by two or more countries. Asian International Waters, the fourth book in the Water ... [... more]
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Fuel for Growth: Water And Arizona's Urban Environment
Describes and interprets the history of water resource development and its relationship to urban development in Phoenix, Tucson, and Flagstaff. He takes readers from the era of private water service to municipal ownership of utilities and shows that, ... [... more]
$24.95
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Thirst: Fighting the Corporate Theft of Our Water
Out of sight of most Americans, global corporations like Nestlé, Suez, and Veolia are rapidly buying up our local water sources-lakes, streams, and springs-and taking control of public water services. In their drive to privatize and commodify ... [... more]
$27.95
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Sustainable Management of Water Resources: An Integrated ...
This book provides a comprehensive, interdisciplinary and highly accessible introduction to water resource management, covering topics such as: • the ecology of surface waters • international regulations and economics • stakeholder participation in ... [... more]
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The Battle over Hetch Hetchy: America's Most ...
In the wake of the devastating 1906 earthquake and fire, the city of San Francisco desperately needed reliable supplies of water and electricity. Its mayor, James Phelan, pressed for the damming of the Tuolumne River in the newly created Yosemite ... [... more]
$19.95
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Achieving Sustainable Freshwater Systems: A Web Of ...
One of the most pressing challenges of the 21st century is to develop a means of satisfying the water demands of an ever-expanding human population while at the same time protecting the aquatic ecosystems and ecological services upon which all life ... [... more]
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Deep Water: The Epic Struggle over Dams, Displaced ...
A Discover Magazine Top Science Book of the Year A Northern California Book Award Finalist There are more than 45,000 of them in the world. They have altered the speed of the planet's rotation, the tilt of its axis, and the shape of its gravitational ... [... more]
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Human Development Report 2006: Beyond Scarcity: Power, ...
Throughout history water has confronted humanity with some of its greatest challenges. Water is a source of life and a natural resource that sustains our environments and supports livelihoods - but it is also a source of risk and vulnerability. In the ... [... more]
$26.00
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India's Water Economy: Bracing for a Turbulent Future
This report focuses on two basic issues: the major water-related challenges facing India, and the critical measures required to address them. It calls for a reinvigorated set of public water institutions to sustain water development and management in ... [... more]
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Salt Dreams: Land and Water in Low-Down California
In low places consequences collect, and in all North America you cannot get much lower than the Imperial Valley of southern California, where one town, 186 feet below sea level, calls itself the Lowest Down City in the Western Hemisphere, and where the ... [... more]
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Groundwater in Fractured Rocks (Selected Papers on ...
Comprising 44 chapters by authors from 22 countries, this book focuses on the hydrogeology of fractured environments. This compendium discusses the key issues, methodologies, and techniques in the field of hydrogeology of fractured (hard) rocks, ... [... more]
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