Integrated water management [electronic resource] : practical experiences and case studies / edited by P. Meire, M. Coenen, C. Lombardo, M. Robba and R. Sacile.
Water is essential for a wide range of human activities and it exists in relatively finite amounts. When dealing with water management, different issues should be combined: water demand, water quality, irrigation and food production, ecosystem preservation, cost minimization, technological options,...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht, the Netherlands :
Springer,
©2008.
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| Series: | NATO science series. Earth and environmental sciences ;
v. 80. |
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| Summary: | Water is essential for a wide range of human activities and it exists in relatively finite amounts. When dealing with water management, different issues should be combined: water demand, water quality, irrigation and food production, ecosystem preservation, cost minimization, technological options, legislative frameworks, social impact. The main goal of the book is to give a general framework about Integrated Water Management (IWM), that is the planning and management of water resources integrating the different issues involved (ecological, economic, technical legislative, transboundary, etc.) |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 363 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781402065521 1402065523 1402065507 9781402065507 1402065515 9781402065514 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |