Sustainable Water Management
eBook - PDF

Sustainable Water Management

  1. 428 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Sustainable Water Management

About this book

While the world's population continues to grow, the availability of water remains constant. Facing the looming water crisis, society needs to tackle strategic management issues as an integrated part of the solution toward water sustainability. The first volume in the two-volume set Sustainable Water Management and Technologies offers readers a practical and comprehensive look at such key water management topics as water resource planning and governance, water infrastructure planning and adaption, proper regulations, and water scarcity and inequality. It discusses best management practices for water resource allocation, ground water protection, and water quality assurance, especially for rural, arid, and underdeveloped regions of the world. Timely topics such as drought, ecosystem sustainability, climate change, and water management for shale oil and gas development are presented.



  • Discusses best practices for water resource allocation, ground water protection, and water quality assurance.



  • Offers chapters on urban, rural, arid, and underdeveloped regions of the world.



  • Describes timely topics such as drought, ecosystem sustainability, climate change, and water management for shale oil and gas development.



  • Covers water resource planning and governance, water infrastructure planning and adaptation, proper regulations, and water scarcity and inequality



  • Discusses water resource monitoring, efficiency, and quality management.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Table of Contents
  6. Preface
  7. Editor
  8. Contributors
  9. Chapter 1: Water Quality Management
  10. Chapter 2: Water Monitoring and Diagnosis
  11. Chapter 3: Sustainable Monitoring of Algal Blooms
  12. Chapter 4: Groundwater Management (Aquifer Storage and Recovery, Overdraft)
  13. Chapter 5: Reservoir System Management
  14. Chapter 6: Sustainable Urban Water Management
  15. Chapter 7: Water Management for Shale Oil and Gas Development
  16. Chapter 8: Outreach Programs for Awareness of Water Resources Sustainability and Adoption of Best Management Practices
  17. Chapter 9: Water Scarcity in Developing Regions
  18. Chapter 10: Perspectives on Managing Freshwater Systems for Sustainable Use
  19. Chapter 11: Climate Change and Future Water Supply
  20. Chapter 12: Adapting Water Infrastructure to Nonstationary Climate Changes
  21. Chapter 13: Integration of Water and Energy Sustainability
  22. Chapter 14: Water, Energy, and Ecosystem Sustainability
  23. Chapter 15: Optimum, Sustainable, and Integrated Water Management
  24. Index