Envisioning The Agenda For Water Resources Research In The Twenty First Century

Author : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Water Science and Technology Board
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 71 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2001-07-05
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780309075664

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Envisioning the Agenda for Water Resources Research in the Twenty-First Century by National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Water Science and Technology Board Pdf

In this century, the United States will be challenged to provide sufficient quantities of high-quality water to its growing population. Water is a limiting resource for human well-being and social development, and projections of population growth as well as changing social values suggest that demands for this resource will increase significantly. These projections have fueled concerns among the public and water resources professionals alike about the adequacy of future water supplies, the sustainability and restoration of aquatic ecosystems, and the viability of our current water resource research programs and our institutional and physical water resource infrastructures. With the goal of outlining a roadmap to guide policymakers, the Water Science and Technology Board (WSTB) held a series of discussions at several of its meetings in 1998-2000 about the future of the nation's water resources and the appropriate research needed to achieve their long-term sustainability. From those discussions, the board produced this report, the objectives of which are to: draw attention to the urgency and complexity of water resources issues facing the United States in the twenty-first century; broadly inform decision makers, researchers, and the public about these issues and challenges; identify needed knowledge and corresponding water resources research areas that should be emphasized immediately and over the long term; and describe ways in which the setting of the water research agenda, the conduct of water research, and investments devoted to such research should be improved in the next few decades. This report discusses major research questions related to the critical water issues that face the nation. It lays out an interdisciplinary research portfolio for the next 20 years and recommends agenda-setting processes that can maximize the nation's ability to prioritize and conduct water resources research.

Author : Water Science and Technology Board,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 59 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2001-06-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 0309076633

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Envisioning the Agenda for Water Resources Research in the Twenty-First Century by Water Science and Technology Board,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council Pdf

In this century, the United States will be challenged to provide sufficient quantities of high-quality water to its growing population. Water is a limiting resource for human well-being and social development, and projections of population growth as well as changing social values suggest that demands for this resource will increase significantly. These projections have fueled concerns among the public and water resources professionals alike about the adequacy of future water supplies, the sustainability and restoration of aquatic ecosystems, and the viability of our current water resource research programs and our institutional and physical water resource infrastructures. With the goal of outlining a roadmap to guide policymakers, the Water Science and Technology Board (WSTB) held a series of discussions at several of its meetings in 1998-2000 about the future of the nation's water resources and the appropriate research needed to achieve their long-term sustainability. From those discussions, the board produced this report, the objectives of which are to: draw attention to the urgency and complexity of water resources issues facing the United States in the twenty-first century; broadly inform decision makers, researchers, and the public about these issues and challenges; identify needed knowledge and corresponding water resources research areas that should be emphasized immediately and over the long term; and describe ways in which the setting of the water research agenda, the conduct of water research, and investments devoted to such research should be improved in the next few decades. This report discusses major research questions related to the critical water issues that face the nation. It lays out an interdisciplinary research portfolio for the next 20 years and recommends agenda-setting processes that can maximize the nation's ability to prioritize and conduct water resources research.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Water Science and Technology Board,Committee on Assessment of Water Resources Research
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2004-10-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309165891

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Confronting the Nation's Water Problems by National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Water Science and Technology Board,Committee on Assessment of Water Resources Research Pdf

In order to confront the increasingly severe water problems faced by all parts of the country, the United States needs to make a new commitment to research on water resources. A new mechanism is needed to coordinate water research currently fragmented among nearly 20 federal agencies. Given the competition for water among farmers, communities, aquatic ecosystems and other users-as well as emerging challenges such as climate change and the threat of waterborne diseases-Confronting the Nation's Water Problems concludes that an additional $70 million in federal funding should go annually to water research. Funding should go specifically to the areas of water demand and use, water supply augmentation, and other institutional research topics. The book notes that overall federal funding for water research has been stagnant in real terms for the past 30 years and that the portion dedicated to research on water use and social science topics has declined considerably.

Author : Clifford S. Russell,Duane D. Baumann
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781848449367

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The Evolution of Water Resource Planning and Decision Making by Clifford S. Russell,Duane D. Baumann Pdf

This broad review of the development of US water resource policy analysis and practice offers perspectives from several disciplines: law, economics, engineering, ecology and political science. While the historical context provided goes back to the early 19th century, the book concentrates on the past 60 years and features a discussion of the difficulty that has generally been encountered in bringing the disciplines of economics and ecology into collaboration in the water resource context. The book explores the evolution of water related analytical capabilities and institutions and provides illustrations from case studies, concluding with recommendations for research, institutional change and action. Though designed to be a background textbook for interdisciplinary graduate seminars in water resources planning and management, it is accessible to interested lay readers and those who have policymaking or implementation responsibility but lack a technical background. The book will appeal to students and faculty in water policy, economics, and engineering, and in interdisciplinary programs organized around water resource problems and questions. Policy makers and general readers will also appreciate this non-technical introduction.

Author : William Blomquist,Edella Schlager,Tanya Heikkila
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2010-09-30
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781136527104

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Common Waters, Diverging Streams by William Blomquist,Edella Schlager,Tanya Heikkila Pdf

This book is a firsthand investigation into water management in a fast-growing region of the arid American West. It presents three states that have adopted the conjunctive management of groundwater and surface water to make resources go further in serving people and the environment. Yet conjunctive management has followed a different history, been practiced differently, and produced different outcomes in each state. The authors question why different results have emerged from neighbors trying to solve similar problems with the same policy reform. Common Waters, Diverging Streams makes several important contributions to policy literature and policymaking. The first book on conjunctive water management, it describes how the policy came into existence, how it is practiced, what it does and does not accomplish, and how institutional arrangements affect its application. A second contribution is the book's clear and persuasive links between institutions and policy outcomes. Scholars often declare that institutions matter, but few articles or books provide an explicit case study of how policy linkages work in actual practice. In contrast, Blomquist, Schlager, and Heikkila show how diverging courses in conjunctive water management can be explained by state laws and regulations, legal doctrines, the organizations governing and managing water supplies, and the division of authority between state and local government. Not only do these institutional structures make conjunctive management easier or harder to achieve, but they influence the kinds of problems people try to solve and the purposes for which they attempt conjunctive management.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 996 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015090414080

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Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations for 2011, Part 7, 111-2 Hearings by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : United States
ISBN : LOC:00145339741

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Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations for 2006: Oversight hearing: U.S. Geological Survey by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Pdf

Author : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Water Science and Technology Board,Committee to Review the Desalination and Water Purification Technology Roadmap
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 85 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2004-05-20
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780309091572

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Review of the Desalination and Water Purification Technology Roadmap by National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Water Science and Technology Board,Committee to Review the Desalination and Water Purification Technology Roadmap Pdf

The Bureau of Reclamation and Sandia National Laboratories jointly developed the Roadmap to serve as a strategic research pathway for desalination and water purification technologies to meet future water needs. The book recommends that the Roadmap include a sharper focus on the research and technological advancements needed to reach the long-term objectives. The book also suggests that the environmental, economic, and social costs of energy required by increased dependence on desalination be examined. Strategies for implementing the Roadmap initiative are provided.

Author : George M. Hornberger,Debra Perrone
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2019-09-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781421432960

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Water Resources by George M. Hornberger,Debra Perrone Pdf

A scientifically rigorous text grounded in socioeconomic reality that examines both physical hydrology and contemporary water usage issues. The fair allocation and wise use of fresh water presents significant challenges across the world. To avoid unresolvable crises in the future, judiciously managing water resources in the twenty-first century is fundamentally important. Integrating the underlying science of hydrology with real-world usage scenarios, Water Resources offers a nuanced, modern treatment of contemporary water resource management issues. In this ground-breaking new text, renowned environmental scientist and educator George M. Hornberger and award-winning environmental engineer Debra Perrone examine the role of water resources in natural, social, and human-built systems, helping students understand and evaluate the complex tradeoffs required to achieve sustainable water management. Providing a much-needed educational tool that looks at freshwater resources within the context of the crucial water-energy-food nexus, the text • includes a primer on the elements of physical hydrology necessary to understand resource availability; • covers rivers, lakes, groundwater, and soil water; • relates water to agriculture, energy, urbanization, and the environment; • highlights connections between water quantity and quality; • explains the economic and legal constraints around water resources; • considers the impacts of climate change and population growth; and • proposes paths forward for the sustainable use of water. Teaching basic methods used to make informed water management decisions, the book includes illustrative quantitative calculations, qualitative think-pieces, and case studies. An appendix provides a review of units, dimensions, and conversions useful for addressing each chapter's example problems. Online answer keys are also available. Positioned to become the foremost text on water resource issues, this companion to Hornberger's widely regarded Elements of Physical Hydrology reveals the enormity of the water crisis facing the planet while offering realistic hope.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Science, State, Justice, and Commerce, and Related Agencies
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 2148 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Political Science
ISBN : MINN:31951D02363862L

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Science, the Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations for 2007 by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Science, State, Justice, and Commerce, and Related Agencies Pdf

Author : Levi D. Brekke
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781437945010

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Addressing Climate Change in Long-term Water Resources Planning and Management by Levi D. Brekke Pdf

Describes the water management community¿s needs for climate change info. and tools to support long-term planning. Technical specialists and program managers have worked with their planners, water operators, and environmental compliance managers to identify the information and tools most relevant to their programs. They also have engaged and consulted with other Federal, State, and local agencies and stakeholder groups that have a role in water and water-related resource management to identify complementary priorities and individual perspectives. This report will help focus research and technology efforts to address info. and tools gaps relevant to the water management user community. Charts and tables. This is a print on demand report.

Author : National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Science and Technology for Sustainability Program
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2007-04-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309106030

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Agricultural Water Management by National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Science and Technology for Sustainability Program Pdf

This report contains a collection of papers from a workshopâ€"Strengthening Science-Based Decision-Making for Sustainable Management of Scarce Water Resources for Agricultural Production, held in Tunisia. Participants, including scientists, decision makers, representatives of non-profit organizations, and a farmer, came from the United States and several countries in North Africa and the Middle East. The papers examined constraints to agricultural production as it relates to water scarcity; focusing on 1) the state of the science regarding water management for agricultural purposes in the Middle East and North Africa 2) how science can be applied to better manage existing water supplies to optimize the domestic production of food and fiber. The cross-cutting themes of the workshop were the elements or principles of science-based decision making, the role of the scientific community in ensuring that science is an integral part of the decision making process, and ways to improve communications between scientists and decision makers.

Author : M. R. Islam,M. Safiur Rahman
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2020-09-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781119650997

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Sustainable Water Purification by M. R. Islam,M. Safiur Rahman Pdf

This is the only book that takes a zero-waste approach to propose 100% sustainable water purification techniques. Water is synonymous with life. This has been the case since pre-historic time to the modern era. For the first time, humanity faces a crisis that eclipses the energy crisis, which has often incapacitated the global economy. The Climate-Water-Food nexus epitomizes our current civilization that depends on energy as the driver. Many recognize this crisis as a product of fossil fuel production, which allegedly triggered climate change and the "climate change debate." Others predict the onslaught of "water wars" in the coming decades. As the world gears up to another lineup of empty promises and ensuing chaos, this book turns this crisis on its head and shows the source of the water crisis. The science behind the water cycle is described in clear language, without resorting to dogmatic assertions and spurious assumptions. The role of the sun, natural carbon dioxide (CO2) and water and the need to maintain natural processes free from artificial chemicals are discussed in detail. The book makes it clear how most of the currently used purification techniques violates the natural cycle involving sunlight, CO2 and water, and thus become unsustainable. A series of water purification techniques, as usable for drinking, agricultural and industrial applications are presented. The advantages of these techniques and their long-term sustainability are highlighted, with discussion on improvements in the future. Whether for the engineer or scientist working in the field or laboratory or the student, this is a must-have for any engineer, scientist, student, or policymaker.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Geology
ISBN : MINN:31951D029638756

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U.S. Geological Survey Circular by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2024-07-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789814480017

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International Seminar on Nuclear War and Planetary Emergencies ? 32nd Session by Anonim Pdf