Climate change and water [[electronic resource] ] : international perspectives on mitigation and adaptation / / [edited by Joel Smith, Carol Howe] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Denver, Colo., : American Water Works Association, c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (296 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.6/1 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
SmithJoel B
HoweCarol |
Soggetto topico |
Water-supply - Environmental aspects
Water resources development - Environmental aspects Water utilities - Management Climatic changes - Government policy - International cooperation |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-61300-151-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451627303321 |
Denver, Colo., : American Water Works Association, c2009 | ||
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Climate change and water [[electronic resource] ] : international perspectives on mitigation and adaptation / / [edited by Joel Smith, Carol Howe] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Denver, Colo., : American Water Works Association, c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (296 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.6/1 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
SmithJoel B
HoweCarol |
Soggetto topico |
Water-supply - Environmental aspects
Water resources development - Environmental aspects Water utilities - Management Climatic changes - Government policy - International cooperation |
ISBN | 1-61300-151-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779194503321 |
Denver, Colo., : American Water Works Association, c2009 | ||
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Confronting climate uncertainty in water resources planning and project design : the decision tree framework / / Patrick A. Ray, Casey M. Brown |
Autore | Ray Patrick A. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : World Bank Group, , [2015] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (149 p.) |
Disciplina | 628.1 |
Soggetto topico |
Water resources development - Environmental aspects
Water resources development - Planning Water resources development - Decision making Water-supply - Environmental aspects Water-supply - Management - Decision making Water-supply - Planning Climatic changes |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-4648-0478-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Executive Summary; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; Note; References; 2. Basis for the Decision Tree Framework; Risk Enumeration; Alternative Approaches to Scenario Definition; Background on Decision Scaling; Notes; References; 3. The Decision Tree Framework; Introduction; Phase 1: Project Screening; Phase 2: Initial Analysis; Phase 3: Climate Stress Test; Phase 4: Climate Risk Management; Notes; References; 4. Example Application: Run-of-the-River Hydropower; Introduction; Phase 1: Project Screening; Phase 2: Initial Analysis
Phase 3: Climate Stress TestPhase 4: Climate Risk Management; Discussion and Recommendations; Notes; References; 5. Further Guidance for Decision Making under Uncertainty; Introduction; Background; Key Concepts in Decision Making under Uncertainty; Risk Assessment Tools; Risk Management Tools; Summary of Decision Making under Uncertainty; Notes; References; 6. Concluding Remarks; Note; Appendix A: Hydrologic Models; Introduction; Variable Infiltration Capacity (VIC) Macroscale Hydrologic Model; Sacramento (originally named the Stanford Watershed Model); TOPMODEL Water Evaluation and Planning/Water Balance (WEAP/WATBAL)Abcd Model; Precipitation Runoff Modeling System (PRMS); Community Land Model (CLM); Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT); Notes; References; Appendix B: Worksheets and Report Templates; Phase 1: The Climate Screening Worksheet; Phase 2: Guidance for the Climate Risk Statement; Phase 3: Guidance for the Climate Risk Report; Phase 4: Guidance for the Climate Risk Management Plan; Reference; Boxes; 2.1 Ex Ante versus Ex Post Scenario Development; 2.2 Bottom-Up, Climate-Informed Decision Making; 3.1 Discount Rates 3.2 General Procedure for a Climate Stress Test5.1 Deep and Severe Uncertainty; 5.2 Robustness and Adaptability or Flexibility; Figures; ES.1 Illustration of the Decision Tree Framework; 2.1 Schematic Comparison of Decision Scaling with Traditional Approach to Climate Change Risk Assessment Table; 3.1 General Steps in the Decision Tree for Water Resources Projects; 3.2 Decision Tree Schematic; 3.3 Phase 1 Entry and Exit Conditions; 3.4 Project Scoping Workflow for Phase 2; 3.5 Example of Elasticities of Basin Performance Metrics 3.6 Example of Changes in Precipitation, Temperature, and Runoff According to General Circulation Model Projections3.7 Example of Changes to Selected Performance Indicators Associated with General Circulation Model Projections; 3.8 Phase 2 Entry and Exit Conditions; 3.9 Example of a Climate Response Map for a Proposed Run-of-the-River Hydropower Project; 3.10 Downscaled General Circulation Model Count for Climate Response Map Shown in Figure 3.9; 3.11 Phase 3 Entry and Exit Conditions; 3.12 Phase 4 Entry and Exit Conditions 4.1 Downscaled Climate Change Projections for Region of Proposed Hydropower Project |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461713003321 |
Ray Patrick A.
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Confronting climate uncertainty in water resources planning and project design : the decision tree framework / / Patrick A. Ray, Casey M. Brown |
Autore | Ray Patrick A. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : World Bank Group, , [2015] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (149 p.) |
Disciplina | 628.1 |
Soggetto topico |
Water resources development - Environmental aspects
Water resources development - Planning Water resources development - Decision making Water-supply - Environmental aspects Water-supply - Management - Decision making Water-supply - Planning Climatic changes |
ISBN | 1-4648-0478-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Executive Summary; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; Note; References; 2. Basis for the Decision Tree Framework; Risk Enumeration; Alternative Approaches to Scenario Definition; Background on Decision Scaling; Notes; References; 3. The Decision Tree Framework; Introduction; Phase 1: Project Screening; Phase 2: Initial Analysis; Phase 3: Climate Stress Test; Phase 4: Climate Risk Management; Notes; References; 4. Example Application: Run-of-the-River Hydropower; Introduction; Phase 1: Project Screening; Phase 2: Initial Analysis
Phase 3: Climate Stress TestPhase 4: Climate Risk Management; Discussion and Recommendations; Notes; References; 5. Further Guidance for Decision Making under Uncertainty; Introduction; Background; Key Concepts in Decision Making under Uncertainty; Risk Assessment Tools; Risk Management Tools; Summary of Decision Making under Uncertainty; Notes; References; 6. Concluding Remarks; Note; Appendix A: Hydrologic Models; Introduction; Variable Infiltration Capacity (VIC) Macroscale Hydrologic Model; Sacramento (originally named the Stanford Watershed Model); TOPMODEL Water Evaluation and Planning/Water Balance (WEAP/WATBAL)Abcd Model; Precipitation Runoff Modeling System (PRMS); Community Land Model (CLM); Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT); Notes; References; Appendix B: Worksheets and Report Templates; Phase 1: The Climate Screening Worksheet; Phase 2: Guidance for the Climate Risk Statement; Phase 3: Guidance for the Climate Risk Report; Phase 4: Guidance for the Climate Risk Management Plan; Reference; Boxes; 2.1 Ex Ante versus Ex Post Scenario Development; 2.2 Bottom-Up, Climate-Informed Decision Making; 3.1 Discount Rates 3.2 General Procedure for a Climate Stress Test5.1 Deep and Severe Uncertainty; 5.2 Robustness and Adaptability or Flexibility; Figures; ES.1 Illustration of the Decision Tree Framework; 2.1 Schematic Comparison of Decision Scaling with Traditional Approach to Climate Change Risk Assessment Table; 3.1 General Steps in the Decision Tree for Water Resources Projects; 3.2 Decision Tree Schematic; 3.3 Phase 1 Entry and Exit Conditions; 3.4 Project Scoping Workflow for Phase 2; 3.5 Example of Elasticities of Basin Performance Metrics 3.6 Example of Changes in Precipitation, Temperature, and Runoff According to General Circulation Model Projections3.7 Example of Changes to Selected Performance Indicators Associated with General Circulation Model Projections; 3.8 Phase 2 Entry and Exit Conditions; 3.9 Example of a Climate Response Map for a Proposed Run-of-the-River Hydropower Project; 3.10 Downscaled General Circulation Model Count for Climate Response Map Shown in Figure 3.9; 3.11 Phase 3 Entry and Exit Conditions; 3.12 Phase 4 Entry and Exit Conditions 4.1 Downscaled Climate Change Projections for Region of Proposed Hydropower Project |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797535203321 |
Ray Patrick A.
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Confronting climate uncertainty in water resources planning and project design : the decision tree framework / / Patrick A. Ray, Casey M. Brown |
Autore | Ray Patrick A. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : World Bank Group, , [2015] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (149 p.) |
Disciplina | 628.1 |
Soggetto topico |
Water resources development - Environmental aspects
Water resources development - Planning Water resources development - Decision making Water-supply - Environmental aspects Water-supply - Management - Decision making Water-supply - Planning Climatic changes |
ISBN | 1-4648-0478-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Executive Summary; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; Note; References; 2. Basis for the Decision Tree Framework; Risk Enumeration; Alternative Approaches to Scenario Definition; Background on Decision Scaling; Notes; References; 3. The Decision Tree Framework; Introduction; Phase 1: Project Screening; Phase 2: Initial Analysis; Phase 3: Climate Stress Test; Phase 4: Climate Risk Management; Notes; References; 4. Example Application: Run-of-the-River Hydropower; Introduction; Phase 1: Project Screening; Phase 2: Initial Analysis
Phase 3: Climate Stress TestPhase 4: Climate Risk Management; Discussion and Recommendations; Notes; References; 5. Further Guidance for Decision Making under Uncertainty; Introduction; Background; Key Concepts in Decision Making under Uncertainty; Risk Assessment Tools; Risk Management Tools; Summary of Decision Making under Uncertainty; Notes; References; 6. Concluding Remarks; Note; Appendix A: Hydrologic Models; Introduction; Variable Infiltration Capacity (VIC) Macroscale Hydrologic Model; Sacramento (originally named the Stanford Watershed Model); TOPMODEL Water Evaluation and Planning/Water Balance (WEAP/WATBAL)Abcd Model; Precipitation Runoff Modeling System (PRMS); Community Land Model (CLM); Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT); Notes; References; Appendix B: Worksheets and Report Templates; Phase 1: The Climate Screening Worksheet; Phase 2: Guidance for the Climate Risk Statement; Phase 3: Guidance for the Climate Risk Report; Phase 4: Guidance for the Climate Risk Management Plan; Reference; Boxes; 2.1 Ex Ante versus Ex Post Scenario Development; 2.2 Bottom-Up, Climate-Informed Decision Making; 3.1 Discount Rates 3.2 General Procedure for a Climate Stress Test5.1 Deep and Severe Uncertainty; 5.2 Robustness and Adaptability or Flexibility; Figures; ES.1 Illustration of the Decision Tree Framework; 2.1 Schematic Comparison of Decision Scaling with Traditional Approach to Climate Change Risk Assessment Table; 3.1 General Steps in the Decision Tree for Water Resources Projects; 3.2 Decision Tree Schematic; 3.3 Phase 1 Entry and Exit Conditions; 3.4 Project Scoping Workflow for Phase 2; 3.5 Example of Elasticities of Basin Performance Metrics 3.6 Example of Changes in Precipitation, Temperature, and Runoff According to General Circulation Model Projections3.7 Example of Changes to Selected Performance Indicators Associated with General Circulation Model Projections; 3.8 Phase 2 Entry and Exit Conditions; 3.9 Example of a Climate Response Map for a Proposed Run-of-the-River Hydropower Project; 3.10 Downscaled General Circulation Model Count for Climate Response Map Shown in Figure 3.9; 3.11 Phase 3 Entry and Exit Conditions; 3.12 Phase 4 Entry and Exit Conditions 4.1 Downscaled Climate Change Projections for Region of Proposed Hydropower Project |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910814794403321 |
Ray Patrick A.
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Environmental flows [[electronic resource] ] : saving rivers in the third millennium / / Angela H. Arthington |
Autore | Arthington Angela H. <1943-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (422 p.) |
Disciplina | 577.6/4 |
Collana | Freshwater ecology series |
Soggetto topico |
Stream ecology
Streamflow - Environmental aspects Stream conservation Biotic communities Water-supply - Environmental aspects |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-283-54321-4
9786613855664 0-520-95345-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface And Acknowledgments -- 1. River Values And Threats -- 2. Global Hydrology, Climate, And River Flow Regimes -- 3. Catchments, Drainage Networks, And Resource Regimes -- 4. River Ecology, The Natural Flow Regime Paradigm, And Hydroecological Principles -- 5. Effects Of Catchment Change And River-Corridor Engineering -- 6. History Of Water Control And Dam Impacts -- 7. Effects Of Dams On Sediment, Thermal, And Chemical Regimes -- 8. Effects Of Dams On Habitat And Aquatic Biodiversity -- 9. Introduction To Environmental Flow Methods -- 10. Hydraulic Rating And Habitat Simulation Methods -- 11. Flow Protection Methods -- 12. Flow Restoration Methods -- 13. Ecological Limits Of Hydrologic Alteration (Eloha) -- 14. Environmental Flow Relationships, Models, And Applications -- 15. Groundwater-Dependent Ecosystems And Threats -- 16. Sustaining Groundwater-Dependent Ecosystems -- 17. Wetlands, Threats, And Water Requirements -- 18. Estuaries, Threats, And Flow Requirements -- 19. Setting Limits To Hydrologic Alteration -- 20. Implementing And Monitoring Environmental Flows -- 21. Legislation And Policy -- 22. Adapting To Climate Change -- Appendix: The Brisbane Declaration (2007) -- Literature Cited -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465859303321 |
Arthington Angela H. <1943->
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Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2012 | ||
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Environmental flows [[electronic resource] ] : saving rivers in the third millennium / / Angela H. Arthington |
Autore | Arthington Angela H. <1943-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (422 p.) |
Disciplina | 577.6/4 |
Collana | Freshwater ecology series |
Soggetto topico |
Stream ecology
Streamflow - Environmental aspects Stream conservation Biotic communities Water-supply - Environmental aspects |
Soggetto non controllato |
aquatic ecosystems
biodiversity books about science books for nature lovers climate change coffee table books different kinds of ecosystems discussion books distraction for kids easy to read educational books estuarine ecologists gifts for kids go green importance of nature informative books learning while reading leisure reads saving the world science and math sustaining the environment sustaining water flows water management water managers water |
ISBN |
1-283-54321-4
9786613855664 0-520-95345-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface And Acknowledgments -- 1. River Values And Threats -- 2. Global Hydrology, Climate, And River Flow Regimes -- 3. Catchments, Drainage Networks, And Resource Regimes -- 4. River Ecology, The Natural Flow Regime Paradigm, And Hydroecological Principles -- 5. Effects Of Catchment Change And River-Corridor Engineering -- 6. History Of Water Control And Dam Impacts -- 7. Effects Of Dams On Sediment, Thermal, And Chemical Regimes -- 8. Effects Of Dams On Habitat And Aquatic Biodiversity -- 9. Introduction To Environmental Flow Methods -- 10. Hydraulic Rating And Habitat Simulation Methods -- 11. Flow Protection Methods -- 12. Flow Restoration Methods -- 13. Ecological Limits Of Hydrologic Alteration (Eloha) -- 14. Environmental Flow Relationships, Models, And Applications -- 15. Groundwater-Dependent Ecosystems And Threats -- 16. Sustaining Groundwater-Dependent Ecosystems -- 17. Wetlands, Threats, And Water Requirements -- 18. Estuaries, Threats, And Flow Requirements -- 19. Setting Limits To Hydrologic Alteration -- 20. Implementing And Monitoring Environmental Flows -- 21. Legislation And Policy -- 22. Adapting To Climate Change -- Appendix: The Brisbane Declaration (2007) -- Literature Cited -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791932003321 |
Arthington Angela H. <1943->
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Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2012 | ||
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Ethical water stewardship / / Ingrid Leman Stefanovic, Zafar Adeel, editors |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2021.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XIII, 352 p. 29 illus., 22 illus. in color.) |
Disciplina | 363.61 |
Collana | Water security in a new world |
Soggetto topico |
Water security - Moral and ethical aspects
Water-supply - Management Water resources development - Moral and ethical aspects Water-supply - Environmental aspects |
ISBN | 3-030-49540-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Introduction -- I. Understanding Water Ethics -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Valuing Water (Ingrid Leman Stefanovic and Clifford Atleo) -- Chapter 2. Water and Ecological Ethics in the Anthropocene (Bruce Jennings and Kathryn Gwiazd) -- Chapter3. Contextualizing a Human Rights Perspective for Water Ethics: From Exploitation to Empowerment and Beyond (Alex Wellington) -- Chapter 4. Uses of Feminist Eco-criticism for Water Policy – (Annette Louise Bickford) -- Chapter 5. Water, Stakeholder Values, and Decision Making (Bruce Morito) -- II. Place-based Challenges -- Introduction -- Chapter 6. The Ethics of Blue Urbanism (Timothy Beatley) -- Chapter 7. Water Security Challenges in the Canadian Arctic (Andrew Medeiros and Alannah Niemeyer) -- Chapter 8. First Nations, Traditional Knowledge, and Water Ethics (Deborah McGregor) -- Chapter 9. Water Ethics in the Middle East (Ilmas Futehally) -- Chapter 10. The Ethics of Water Securitization: Understanding the 1999 Bombing Campaign in Kosovo (James Horncastle) -- III. Contemporary Water Ethics: Policy and Decision Making.-Introduction -- Chapter 11. Water Pricing: A Strategy for Rights Fulfillment or Rights Violation (Kerry Ellen O’Neill) -- Chapter 12. Ethics of Infrastructure Reinvestment (Rebecca Dziedzic) -- Chapter 13. Philosophical Issues in Water Law (Graham Mayeda) -- Chapter 14. Ideas, Values, and Ethics: Integrating a Values-based Approach into Water Policy in Canada (Carolyn Johns) -- Chapter 15. Streams of Consciousness: New Demands on Philosophy and Water Policy in a Crowded World (Deborah Harford) -- Chapter 16. Ethical Dimensions of the Water-related International Development Agenda – Zafar Adeel -- Conclusion -- Chapter 17. Ethics of Shaping Water Futures (Ingrid Leman Stefanovic and Zafar Adeel).-. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910482981203321 |
Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021] | ||
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Health effects of metals and related substances in drinking water / / authors, Prof. M. Ferrante [and three others] ; coauthors, Giovanni Arena University of Catania, (IT) |
Autore | Ferrante M. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : IWA Publishing, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (150 p.) |
Disciplina | 613.287 |
Collana | Metals and related substances in drinking water: research report series |
Soggetto topico |
Drinking water - Contamination
Drinking water - Lead content Water-supply - Environmental aspects Water resources development - Environmental aspects Water - Purification Water quality Drinking water Water - Pollution - Environmental aspects |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-78040-598-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910464788603321 |
Ferrante M.
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Health effects of metals and related substances in drinking water / / authors, Prof. M. Ferrante [and three others] ; coauthors, Giovanni Arena University of Catania, (IT) |
Autore | Ferrante M. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : IWA Publishing, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (150 p.) |
Disciplina | 613.287 |
Collana | Metals and related substances in drinking water: research report series |
Soggetto topico |
Drinking water - Contamination
Drinking water - Lead content Water-supply - Environmental aspects Water resources development - Environmental aspects Water - Purification Water quality Drinking water Water - Pollution - Environmental aspects |
ISBN | 1-78040-598-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786555603321 |
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London : , : IWA Publishing, , 2014 | ||
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