Sustainable Management for Dams and Waters

ISBN-13: 9781574440621 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 288 str.

William R. Jobin

Opis

An interdisciplinary look at the important issues in planning and constructing water projects. It explains design and operational techniques that can be used to avoid adverse environmental impacts and addresses concerns related to sustainability of dams and sewerage systems. The work also challenges traditional concepts of dam and canal engineering, calling for sustainable techniques to be used, especially for urban waste removal systems. Practical information for a diverse audience of planners, including engineers, economists, biologists, public health officials and students is also provided.

Spis treści

Sustainable Use of Water Resources
Introduction
Sustainable Societies and Water Resources
Sustainable Cultures
Steady Destruction of Natural Resources
Dams, Canals, and River Basins
Canada
James Bay
St. Lawrence Seaway
New England
Climate and Hydrology
Massachusetts Bay
Rhode Island Sound
Long Island Sound
Summary
The West
Columbia River
Colorado River
City of Denver and South Platte River
Missouri River
Caribbean Region
Puerto Rico
Mexico
The South
Brazil and Paraguay
Argentina
Summary
Citizen Watershed Associations
Dam Designers and Water Planners
Mistakes
Faulty Environmental Designing Concepts
Solutions
Ecological Principles for Water Planning
Guidelines for Dam Engineering
The End of It All

Epilogue
Index
Back Cover Copy

O autorze

William R. Jobin