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Autore |
Staddon Chad |
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Titolo |
Managing Europe's water resources [[electronic resource] ] : twenty-first century challenges / / Chad Staddon |
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Farnham, Surrey ; ; Burlington, VT, : Ashgate, c2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-317-10170-7 |
1-282-38540-2 |
9786612385407 |
0-7546-9900-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (290 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Water-supply - Europe |
Water resources development - Europe |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Contents; List of Figures, Photos and Tables; Foreword; 1 Introduction: Water and Human Civilisation at the Beginning of the 21st Century; 2 Water Regulation at the Global Level; 3 Managing Water in Europe; 4 Managing Scarce Water Resources: The Qualitative Dimension; 5 Managing Scarce Water Resources: The Quantitative Dimension; 6 Issues in European Water Management 1: Water Utility Privatisation in Europe; 7 Issues in European Water Management 2: Dams; 8 Climate Change, Social Change and Europe's Water Futures; 9 Managing Europe's Water: 21st Century Challenges |
Appendix 1 Glossary of Technical TermsAppendix 2 Water Quality Parameters; Appendix 3 Water Quality Exercises; Appendix 4 Analysis of the Water Supply Opportunities for an Industrial Plant; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Illustrated with case studies explaining key concepts and providing practical examples, this book forms a comprehensive introduction to water management issues from a European perspective. Initially detailing the history of water management, the book then puts forward the major frameworks used for managing water, and provides a |
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