Author: Nancy Richardson HansenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nonpoint source pollution
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
Social/political Dimensions of Nonpoint Pollution Planning
Author: Nancy Richardson HansenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nonpoint source pollution
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
Watershed Management for Potable Water Supply
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309172683
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 569
Book Description
In 1997, New York City adopted a mammoth watershed agreement to protect its drinking water and avoid filtration of its large upstate surface water supply. Shortly thereafter, the NRC began an analysis of the agreement's scientific validity. The resulting book finds New York City's watershed agreement to be a good template for proactive watershed management that, if properly implemented, will maintain high water quality. However, it cautions that the agreement is not a guarantee of permanent filtration avoidance because of changing regulations, uncertainties regarding pollution sources, advances in treatment technologies, and natural variations in watershed conditions. The book recommends that New York City place its highest priority on pathogenic microorganisms in the watershed and direct its resources toward improving methods for detecting pathogens, understanding pathogen transport and fate, and demonstrating that best management practices will remove pathogens. Other recommendations, which are broadly applicable to surface water supplies across the country, target buffer zones, stormwater management, water quality monitoring, and effluent trading.
Selected Water Resources Abstracts
Author: A Selected Annotated Bibliography on the Analysis of Water Resource Systems
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Water resources development
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
Perspectives on Nonpoint Source Pollution
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agricultural pollution
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
Selected Water Resources Abstracts
Author: Urban Sprawl and Public Health
Author: Howard FrumkinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
'Urban Sprawl and Public Health' offers a survey of the impact that the built environment can have on the health of the people who inhabit our cities. The authors go on to suggest ways in which the design of cities could be improved & have a positive impact on the well-being of their citizens.
Assessing and Managing the Ecological Impacts of Paved Roads
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309100887
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 325
Book Description
All phases of road developmentâ€"from construction and use by vehicles to maintenanceâ€"affect physical and chemical soil conditions, water flow, and air and water quality, as well as plants and animals. Roads and traffic can alter wildlife habitat, cause vehicle-related mortality, impede animal migration, and disperse nonnative pest species of plants and animals. Integrating environmental considerations into all phases of transportation is an important, evolving process. The increasing awareness of environmental issues has made road development more complex and controversial. Over the past two decades, the Federal Highway Administration and state transportation agencies have increasingly recognized the importance of the effects of transportation on the natural environment. This report provides guidance on ways to reconcile the different goals of road development and environmental conservation. It identifies the ecological effects of roads that can be evaluated in the planning, design, construction, and maintenance of roads and offers several recommendations to help better understand and manage ecological impacts of paved roads.
Toward Sustainable Communities
Author: Daniel A. MazmanianPublisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 0262134926
Category : Environmental policy
Languages : en
Pages : 383
Book Description
A new edition with new and updated case studies and analysis that demonstrate the trend in U.S. environmental policy toward sustainability at local and regional levels.
A Selected Annotated Bibliography on the Analysis of Water Resource Systems
Author: Water Resources Scientific Information CenterPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Water resources development
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description