Water resources : an integrated approach / edited by Joseph Holden.
| Other author | Holden, Joseph, 1975- editor. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2014. |
| Description | 1 online resource |
| Supplemental Content | EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures, tables and boxes; List of contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Water fundamentals; 2 The changing water cycle; 3 River basin hydrology; 4 Surface water quality; 5 Groundwater; 6 Aquatic ecosystems; 7 Water demand planning and management; 8 Water and health; 9 Potable water and wastewater treatment; 10 Water economics; 11 Water conflict, law and governance; 12 The future of water: water footprints and virtual water; Glossary; Index. |
| Abstract | The world faces huge challenges for water as population continues to grow, as emerging economies develop and as climate change alters the global and local water cycle. There are major questions to be answered about how we supply water in a sustainable and safe manner to fulfil our needs, while at the same time protecting vulnerable ecosystems from disaster. Water Resources: An Integrated Approach provides students with a comprehensive overview of both natural and socio-economic processes associated with water. The book contains chapters written by 20 specialist contributors, pr. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Limited Users and Download Restrictions may Apply, VLEbooks 3 User Licence. Available using University of Exeter Username and Password. |
| Source of description | Print version record. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Water resources 9780415602822 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| Genre/form | Case studies. |
| ISBN | 9781134614677 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 1134614675 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 9780203489413 (ebk) |
| ISBN | 0203489411 (ebk) |
| ISBN | 1299953581 |
| ISBN | 9781299953581 |
| Stock number | 526609 MIL |
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