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  • Challenges of the New Water Policies for the XXI Century

    Proceedings of the Seminar on Challenges of the New Water Policies for the 21st Century, Valencia, 29-31 October 2002

    Edited by Enrique Cabrera, Ricardo Cobacho ...
    The concept of sustainable development appeared almost twenty years ago, adapting traditional policies to new circumstances, and promoting progress capable of satisfying the necessities of both present and future generations. It is widely believed that the need for a proper and sustainable management of water will be a problem which ... Read more

    $265.00 USD

  • Regional Water System Management

    Water Conservation, Water Supply and System Integration

    Edited by Enrique Cabrera, R. Cobacho, Jay Lund ...
    The spectacular industrial and economic development of the twentieth century was achieved at a considerable environmental cost. The increasingly precarious position of water, the most valuable of natural resources, reflects this trend. Today we have come to realise that concepts of sustainable development need to ... Read more

    $370.00 USD

  • Water Engineering and Management through Time

    Learning from History

    Edited by Enrique Cabrera ...
    Water Engineering and Management - Learning from History explores the pair technology / water use (an indivisible pair, since the first member of the binomial determines the second) which, in the light of the knowledge available in the 21st century and with a conception focused on the near future, goes beyond the limits set by nature itself. T ... Read more

    $73.99 USD

  • Improving Efficiency and Reliability in Water Distribution Systems

    Edited by Enrique Cabrera, Antonio F. Vela ...
    Series Book 14 - Water Science and Technology Library
    This book contains the lectures given in the International Course "Improving efficiency and reliability in water supply systems", hosted and sponsored by the Menendez Pelayo International University (U.I.M.P.) and co-sponsored by Aguas de Valencia, the British Council and the EC Cornett and Erasmus programmes. The short course took place in Valencia (Spain) in November 1994, with an attendance of ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Drought Management Planning in Water Supply Systems

    Proceedings from the UIMP International Course held in Valencia, December 1997

    Edited by Enrique Cabrera, Jorge García-Serra ...
    Series Book 32 - Water Science and Technology Library
    During the past decade many countries in the world have experienced droughts, with severe impacts on water urban supply systems. Because droughts are natural phenomena, water utilities must design and implement drought management plans. This topic was selected for the International Course on Drought Management Planning in Water Supply Systems, which took place in Valencia, Spain, on 9-12 December ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

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  • Energy and Civilization

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  • Conservation for Cities

    How to Plan & Build Natural Infrastructure

    by Robert I. McDonald ...
    It's time to think differently about cities and nature. Understanding how to better connect our cities with the benefits nature provides will be increasingly important as people migrate to cities and flourish in them. All this urban growth, along with challenges of adapting to climate change, will require a new approach to infrastructure if we're going to be successful. Yet guidance on how to plan ... Read more

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  • Atmospheric Boundary Layer

    Integrating Air Chemistry and Land Interactions

    by Jordi Vilà-Guerau de Arellano, Chiel C. van Heerwaarden, Bart J. H. van Stratum, Kees van den Dries ...
    Based on more than twenty years of research and lecturing, Jordi Vilà-Guerau de Arellano and his team's textbook provides an excellent introduction to the interactions between the atmosphere and the land for advanced undergraduate and graduate students and a reference text for researchers in atmospheric physics and chemistry, hydrology, and plant physiology. The combination of the book, which ... Read more

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  • Waste-to-Energy

    Technologies and Project Implementation

    by Marc J. Rogoff, Francois Screve ...
    This book covers in detail programs and technologies for converting traditionally landfilled solid wastes into energy through waste-to-energy projects - Modern Waste-to-Energy plants are being built around the world to reduce the levels of solid waste going into landfill sites and contribute to renewable energy and carbon reduction targets. The latest technologies have also reduced the pollution ... Read more

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  • Can a City Be Sustainable? (State of the World)

    by The Worldwatch Institute ...
    Series series State of the World
    Cities are the world’s future. Today, more than half of the global population—3.7 billion people—are urban dwellers, and that number is expected to double by 2050. There is no question that cities are growing; the only debate is over how they will grow. Will we invest in the physical and social infrastructure necessary for livable, equitable, and sustainable cities? In the latest edition of State ... Read more

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  • Forest Management and Planning

    by Pete Bettinger, Kevin Boston, Jacek P. Siry, Donald L. Grebner ...
    Forest Management and Planning provides a focused understanding of contemporary forest management issues through real life examples to engage students. The methodology for the development of quantitatively-derived forest management plans – from gathering information to the implementation of plans at the forest level – are clearly explained. Emphasis is placed on the development of traditional ... Read more

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