Author: Johannes J. DeVriesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
Ground Water and Future Supply
Author: Johannes J. DeVriesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
Water for the Future
Author: U.S. National Academy of SciencesPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 030906421X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 243
Book Description
This book is the result of a joint research effort led by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and involving the Royal Scientific Society of Jordan, the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, and the Palestine Health Council. It discusses opportunities for enhancement of water supplies and avoidance of overexploitation of water resources in the Middle East. Based on the concept that ecosystem goods and services are essential to maintaining water quality and quantity, the book emphasizes conservation, improved use of current technologies, and water management approaches that are compatible with environmental quality.
Ground Water and Future Supply
Author: Johannes J. DeVriesFuture Development of the Ground-water Resource in the Lower Great Miami River Valley, Ohio
Author: Andrew Maute SpiekerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Groundwater
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Groundwater Management in the West
Author: Jeffrey S. AshleyPublisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803242760
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
One of the greatest conundrums facing the arid western United States is the availability, use, and quality of groundwater. In large sections of the West, groundwater is the only dependable source of water for agricultural production and home consumption. Yet many of the aquifers are being depleted at a rate that will suck them dry within a century. Furthermore, dependence upon groundwater in many areas will only increase in the future. This dependence is already having serious consequences for small towns on the Great Plains. Faced with growing costs associated with deeper wells and the need for ever more advanced technology for extracting water, these towns find they lack the resources to maintain current agricultural practices. ΓΈ In this timely assessment of the West?s groundwater resources, the authors provide a detailed overview of groundwater management in the Western states. The authors present for each state the various management strategies, laws, and political realities that have made groundwater appropriation such a volatile subject. They also suggest possible difficulties that states and regions might face under current groundwater policies. By examining separate cases and viewing the West as a whole, the authors are able to identify not only the most pressing problems but also the most appropriate management techniques for protecting water supplies for future use.
Future Groundwater Resources at Risk
Author: Jouko SoveriPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 556
Book Description
Ground Water in the Pullman-Moscow Area
Author: Dale R. RalstonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Groundwater
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
Managing Water Resources in the West Under Conditions of Climate Uncertainty
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309046777
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 359
Book Description
The question of whether the earth's climate is changing in some significant human-induced way remains a matter of much debate. But the fact that climate is variable over time is well known. These two elements of climatic uncertainty affect water resources planning and management in the American West. Managing Water Resources in the West Under Conditions of Climate Uncertainty examines the scientific basis for predictions of climate change, the implications of climate uncertainty for water resources management, and the management options available for responding to climate variability and potential climate change.
Climate Change and Groundwater: Planning and Adaptations for a Changing and Uncertain Future
Author: Robert MalivaPublisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030668134
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 357
Book Description
This book attempts to bridge the gap between the climate change research and decision-making communities by exploring the impacts of climate change on groundwater from a more applied perspective. Global climate change will impact groundwater demands, quality, and available supplies, and rising sea level may cause water tables to rise, inundating low-lying coastal areas. Groundwater will increasingly be needed to perform a stabilization role in mitigating fluctuations in the supply of surface waters, serving as a buffer against droughts. Climate change has become a frequent subject in the mass media, and the academic literature on the subject is now enormous. An impediment to climate change adaptation with respect to water is a poor link between the climate change research community and the actual decision-makers responsible for water supply planning. Key issues explored are methods for evaluating potential impacts on climate change on local groundwater systems, the adaptation of decision-making process, and how climate change adaptation can be mainstreamed into the water supply planning.
To Quench Our Thirst
Author: David A. FranckoPublisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 0472080377
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 157
Book Description
A far-sighted analysis of the problem of America's shortage of fresh water