Environmental protection of international watercourses under international law / / Owen McIntyre |
Autore | McIntyre Owen |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Aldershot, England ; ; Burlington, VT, : Ashgate, c2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (447 p.) |
Disciplina | 344.04/6343 |
Soggetto topico |
International rivers
Water rights (International law) Water - Pollution - Law and legislation Water resources development - Law and legislation Liability for water pollution damages |
ISBN |
1-315-58004-7
1-317-14221-7 1-317-14220-9 1-281-09968-6 9786611099688 9780754684922 0-7546-8492-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; International Conventions; Decisions of Judicial and Arbitral Tribunals; 1 Introduction; 2 Problems, Principles and Terminology; 3 The Principle of Equitable Utilization; 4 The Rule on Prevention of Significant Harm; 5 Equity and the Utilization of Shared Natural Resources; 6 Factors Relating to the Equitable Utilization of International Watercourses; 7 Environmental Protection of International Watercourses I: Substantive Rules of Customary and General International Law
8 Environmental Protection of International Watercourses II: Procedural Rules of Customary and General International Law9 Conclusion: Environmental Protection as a Factor in Determining the Equitable Utilization of International Watercourses; Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910145553103321 |
McIntyre Owen | ||
Aldershot, England ; ; Burlington, VT, : Ashgate, c2007 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Ground water models : scientific and regulatory applications / / Water Science and Technology Board, Committee on Ground Water Modeling Assessment, Commission of Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources, National Research Council |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : National Academy Press, , 1990 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xv, 303 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 551.49/01/5118 |
Soggetto topico |
Groundwater - Mathematical models
Water-supply - Mathematical models Groundwater flow Liability for water pollution damages |
ISBN | 0-585-19267-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778709403321 |
Washington, D.C. : , : National Academy Press, , 1990 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Ground water models : scientific and regulatory applications / / Water Science and Technology Board, Committee on Ground Water Modeling Assessment, Commission of Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources, National Research Council |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : National Academy Press, , 1990 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xv, 303 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 551.49/01/5118 |
Soggetto topico |
Groundwater - Mathematical models
Water-supply - Mathematical models Groundwater flow Liability for water pollution damages |
ISBN | 0-585-19267-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
GROUND WATER MODELS -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Overview, Conclusions, and Recommendations -- OVERVIEW -- CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- Models and Subsurface Processes -- Conclusions -- Models and Decisionmaking -- Conclusions -- Recommendations -- Maintaining Scientific Integrity -- Conclusions -- Recommendations -- Recommendations for the Future -- 1 Introduction -- THE GROWTH IN THE USE OF MODELS -- REFERENCES -- 2 Modeling of Processes -- INTRODUCTION -- Ground Water Flow -- Multiphase Flow -- Dissolved Contaminant Transport -- Advection -- Diffusion -- Dispersion -- Radioactive Decay -- Sorption -- Precipitation and Dissolution -- Acid/Base Reactions -- Complexation -- Hydrolysis/Substitution -- Redox Reactions -- Biological Transformations -- WHAT IS A MODEL? -- Governing Equations -- Boundary and Initial Conditions and Parameter Values -- Solving Flow and Transport Equations -- REFERENCES -- 3 Flow Processes -- INTRODUCTION -- SATURATED CONTINUUM FLOW -- State of the Art -- Implications for the Use of Saturated Continuum Flow Models in Decisionmaking -- Spatial Dimensionality -- Boundary Conditions -- Transient Versus Steady State -- Discretization -- Velocity Computation -- Parameter Values -- FLOW IN THE UNSATURATED ZONE -- Characterization of the Unsaturated Zone -- CONCEPTS OF WATER FLOW IN THE UNSATURATED ZONE -- FRACTURE FLOW -- Theory of Flow in Fractures -- Strategies for Modeling -- ISSUES IN MODELING -- A Fractured Medium as a Continuum -- Computational Constraints on Discrete Network Models -- Uncertainty in Establishing the Network Geometry -- Adequacy of Modeling Technology -- REFERENCES -- 4 Transport -- INTRODUCTION -- TRANSPORT OF CONSERVATIVE SOLUTES -- NONCONSERVATIVE SOLUTES -- Equilibrium and Kinetic Models of Reactions -- Abiotic Reactions -- Geochemical Models.
Incorporation of Abiotic Transformations into Solute Transport Models -- Phase Transfers -- Assessment of Kinetics -- Incorporation of Phase Transfers into Solute Transport Models -- Biological Reactions -- Microbiological Kinetics -- Incorporation of Biological Processes into Solute Transport Models -- TRANSPORT IN THE UNSATURATED ZONE -- Unsaturated Flow and Transport in Structured Soils -- MULTIPHASE TRANSPORT -- Seawater Intrusion -- Organic Fluid Contamination -- Governing Equations for Multiphase Flow -- Parameters and Initial and Boundary Conditions for Multiphase Flow -- Problems Associated with Multiphase Flow -- REFERENCES -- 5 Experience With Contaminant Flow Models in the Regulatory System -- INTRODUCTION -- U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGULATIONS AND GUIDANCE -- U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY REGULATIONS AND GUIDANCE -- Superfund -- Law and Regulations -- Guidance -- Resource Conservation and Recovery Act -- Law and Regulations -- Guidance -- Underground Injection Control (UIC) Program -- Law and Regulations -- Guidance -- Conclusion -- SELECTED CASE STUDIES -- Vertical-Horizontal Spread (VHS) Model Background -- Model -- Application at a Particular Site -- Regulatory Context -- Discussion -- Madison Aquifer-Well Withdrawals from a Deep Regional Aquifer -- Background -- Initial Modeling Studies -- Initial Results -- Other Model Studies -- Regulatory Context -- Discussion -- Snake River Plain-Point Source of Contamination -- Background -- Hydrogeologic Setting -- Model Formulation -- Results and Conclusion -- Discussion -- Tucson Airport -- Background -- Hydrogeologic Setting -- Approach -- Model to Assess Relative Contributions -- Model of Source Contributions -- Results and Conclusions -- Regulatory Context -- Discussion -- S-Area, Niagara Falls, New York -- Background -- Site Conditions -- Model Formulation. Results and Conclusions -- Regulatory Context -- Discussion -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- 6 Issues in the Development and Use of Models -- INTRODUCTION -- THE PEOPLE PROBLEM -- UNCERTAINTY AND RELIABILITY -- The Sampling Process -- Process and Parameter Identification -- Input Estimation -- Model Validation and Accuracy Assessment -- ASSURING THE QUALITY OF MODELS -- QUALITY ASSURANCE PROCEDURES FOR CODE DEVELOPMENT -- Verification of Program Structure and Code -- Model Validation -- Recordkeeping -- Software Documentation -- Scientific and Technical Reviews -- MODEL APPLICATION -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- 7 Research Needs -- INTRODUCTION -- USE OF MODELS -- SCIENTIFIC TRENDS AND RESEARCH -- Basic Understanding and Process Models -- Process Models -- Multiphase Fluid Flow and Transport Models -- Linking Geochemical and Physical Transport Models -- Probabilistic Methods -- Translation of State of the Art to State of the Practice -- Field-Scale Code Developments -- Validation or Accuracy Estimation Methods -- Advances in Computer Hardware and Numerical Methods -- Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems -- Some Existing Applications -- Expert Systems in the Future -- Interdisciplinary Efforts -- POLICY TRENDS AND SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH -- REFERENCES -- Appendix: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910825993603321 |
Washington, D.C. : , : National Academy Press, , 1990 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Ground water models : scientific and regulatory applications / / Water Science and Technology Board, Committee on Ground Water Modeling Assessment, Commission of Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources, National Research Council |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1989 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
Disciplina | 363.73/94 |
Soggetto topico |
Groundwater flow
Liability for water pollution damages SCIENCE Earth Sciences / Hydrology |
ISBN |
1-280-21453-8
9786610214532 0-309-56835-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455896803321 |
Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1989 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Ground water models : scientific and regulatory applications / / Water Science and Technology Board, Committee on Ground Water Modeling Assessment, Commission of Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources, National Research Council |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1989 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
Disciplina | 363.73/94 |
Soggetto topico |
Groundwater flow
Liability for water pollution damages SCIENCE Earth Sciences / Hydrology |
ISBN |
1-280-21453-8
9786610214532 0-309-56835-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910530125203321 |
Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1989 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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