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UNINA9910574042203321 |
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Unconventional Water Resources / / edited by Manzoor Qadir, Vladimir Smakhtin, Sasha Koo-Oshima, Edeltraud Guenther |
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2022 |
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[1st ed. 2022.] |
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1 online resource (305 pages) |
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Water |
Hydrology |
Environmental sciences - Social aspects |
Refuse and refuse disposal |
Agriculture |
Environmental Social Sciences |
Waste Management/Waste Technology |
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Monografia |
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Introduction -- Unconventional water resources as a response to global water scarcity and contribution to food, ecosystems, and sustainable development -- Rain enhancement through cloud seeding (Ali Abshaev, Hail Suppression Research Center, Nalchik, Russia) -- Fog water harvesting (Jamila Bargach, Dar Si Hmad Project, Sidi Ifni, Morocco) -- Micro-catchment rainwater harvesting (Theib Oweis, International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas, ICARDA, Jordan) -- Offshore water (Mark Person, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, USA) -- Onshore deep groundwater (Mark Person, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, USA) -- Municipal wastewater (Birguy Lamizana, United Nations Environment Programme, UNEP, Nairobi, Kenya) -- Agricultural drainage water (J.D. Oster, University of California, Riverside, USA) -- Water transportation through icebergs towing (Nicholas Sloane, Resolve Marine Group, South Africa) -- Ballast water held in tanks and cargo holds of ships (Marlos De |
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Souza, FAO) -- Desalinated water (Nikolay Voutchkov, Desalination Technologies Research Institute, Saline Water Conversion Corporation, SWCC, Jubail, Saudi Arabia) -- Governance, policies, and institutional and human capacity (Renée Martin-Nagle, A Ripple Effect PLC, Ebensburg, Pennsylvania, USA) -- Social and environmental tradeoffs (TBC) -- Economics and innovative financing mechanisms in a circular economy (Francesc Hernández-Sancho, University of Valencia, Spain; Edeltraud Guenther, UNU-FLORES) -- Way forward to harness the potential of unconventional water resources. |
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The world is faced with a growing number of complex and interconnected challenges. Water is among the top 5 global risks in terms of impacts, which would be far reaching beyond socio-economic challenges, impacting livelihoods and wellbeing of the people. As freshwater resources and population densities are unevenly distributed across the world, some regions and countries are already water scarce. Water scarcity is expected to intensify in regions like the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), which has 6% of the global population, but only 1% of the world’s freshwater resources. Climate change adds to this complexity as it is leading to rainfall uncertainty and extended droughts periods, mostly in arid areas. Increasing water scarcity is now recognized as a major cause of conflict, social unrest and migration and at the same time water is increasingly considered as an instrument for international cooperation to achieve sustainable development. Tapping and assessing sustainably every available option in water-scarce areas is needed as pressure continues to build on limited water resources. The stark fact is that conventional water provisioning approaches relying on snowfall, rainfall and river runoff are not enough to meet growing freshwater demand in water-scarce areas. Water-scarce countries need a radical re-think of water resource planning and management that includes the creative exploitation of a growing set of viable but unconventional water resources for food production, livelihoods, ecosystems, climate change adaption, and sustainable development. Unconventional water resources are generated as a by-product of specialized processes; need suitable pre-use treatment; require pertinent on-farm management when used for irrigation; or result from a special technology to collect/access water. |
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UNINA9910373907103321 |
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Ruffinatto Flavio |
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Atlas of Macroscopic Wood Identification : With a Special Focus on Timbers Used in Europe and CITES-listed Species / / by Flavio Ruffinatto, Alan Crivellaro |
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019 |
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[1st ed. 2019.] |
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1 online resource (437 pages) |
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Forest products |
Trees |
Plants |
Wood Science & Technology |
Tree Biology |
Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography |
Fusta |
Taxonomia botànica |
Llibres electrònics |
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Introduction -- Background of the study, aims and scope -- Wood structure and plans of observations -- Brief introduction on wood structure and plans of observation for macroscopic identification -- Samples preparation and observation -- Instructions on how to prepare samples and observe them -- Materials and methods -- Origin of the material studied, samples preparation and photos acquisition -- Definition of Macroscopic Features -- List of macroscopic features with definitions and illustrations -- Identification key -- Wood descriptions -- References -- Index of species. |
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This atlas presents macroscopic descriptions, macro cross section pictures, general characteristics and identification keys of 335 wood species currently introduced in the European timber market from all over the world. Overall 292 different genera are represented and |
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CITES-listed timbers are also included. Macroscopic descriptions are based on a recently proposed list of macroscopic features for wood identification. Macroscopic features and their codes are defined and illustrated in the atlas. Wood descriptions also include information about natural durability, physical and mechanical properties, end uses, environmental sustainability and possible related misleading commercial names. Furthermore, each genus is described in terms of number of species, geographical distribution and main commercial timbers, and details are given about to what extent timbers within the genus can be typically identified through macroscopic and microscopic analysis, if any. The atlas will be a valuable guide for all agents in charge for timber verification, those involved in the European Timber Regulation enforcement and CITES inspections, as well as wood scientists, foresters, wood sellers, wood restorers, and any wood worker and wood passionate interested in a fast and reliable tool for wood identification. |
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