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Record Nr.

UNINA9910911287003321

Autore

Rosso Renzo

Titolo

Five Easy Pieces on Water : Essentials of Water Science explained by an Engineering Scholar / / by Renzo Rosso

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2024

ISBN

9783031692765

3031692764

Edizione

[1st ed. 2024.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (172 pages)

Disciplina

577.6

577.7

Soggetti

Freshwater ecology

Marine ecology

Water

Hydrology

Environmental monitoring

Environmental protection

Civil engineering

Freshwater and Marine Ecology

Environmental Monitoring

Soil and Water Protection

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1. The Nature of Water -- Chapter 2. Water at Rest -- Chapter 3. Water in Motion -- Chapter 4 -- The Water Cycle -- Chapter 5. The Governance of Water.

Sommario/riassunto

Water is the essential substance for life on Earth. The natural patrimony of all living beings and the material and cultural heritage, a common good, a shared resource, a treasure trove of humanity. The nature of water, water at rest and in motion, the water cycle and its management are addressed here in a multidimensional, comprehensive and transdisciplinary approach. The book focuses on water without complying with any disciplinary approach: philosophical, historical, physical and mathematical issues are merged with traditional



hydrochemistry, hydrostatics, hydrodynamics and hydrology to provide an overview of basic knowledge on Earth’s water. These five lectures can be delivered to any undergraduate STEM student to introduce them a valuable, basic, multidisciplinary knowledge on water. Non-specialists will find here an insight of water made as simple as possible, but not simpler than required.