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"The manual aims to help small and mid-sized utilities develop climate action plans to address adaptation and mitigation strategies countering the impact of climate change. The ultimate goal of the manual is to provide a starting point for utility managers, if climate change adaptation planning and developing climate action plans is the topic of their interest"--
Climate Action Planning by Michael R. Boswell,Adrienne I. Greve,Tammy L. Seale Pdf
Climate Action Planning is designed to help professionals working at local levels to develop and implement plans to mitigate a community's greenhouse gas emissions and increase the resilience of communities against climate change impacts. This fully revised and expanded edition goes well beyond climate action plans to examine the mix of policy and planning instruments available to every community. Climate Action Planning brings in new examples of implemented projects to highlight what has worked and the challenges that remain. A completely new chapter on vulnerability assessment will help each community to identify their greatest risks and opportunities. Sections on land use and transportation have been expanded to reflect their growing contribution to greenhouse gas emissions. The guidance in the book is put in context of international, national, and state mandates and goals. Climate Action Planning is the most comprehensive book on the state of the art, science, and practice of local climate action planning. It should be a first stop for any local government interested in addressing climate change.
President Obama's Climate Action Plan by Shane N. Blake Pdf
On June 25, 2013, President Obama announced a national plan to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases (GHG), as well as to encourage adaptation to expected climate change. The President affirmed his commitment to his 2009 policy pledge to reduce U.S. GHG emissions by 17% below 2005 levels by 2020 if all other major economies agreed to limit their emissions as well. In 2011, the United States' gross GHG emissions were approximately 7% below their 2005 levels. The President stated a willingness to work with Congress toward enacting a bipartisan, market-based scheme to reduce GHG emissions. The President's Climate Action Plan lays out a series of measures in three categories: 1) cut carbon pollution in America, 2) prepare the United States for the impacts of climate change and 3) lead international efforts to address global climate change. Many measures included in the Climate Action Plan have been underway. The plan specifies few timelines or metrics for evaluating progress of individual measures beyond national aggregate or sectoral GHG emissions or energy efficiency. The centerpiece of the President's announcement arguably is a Presidential Memorandum, also issued June 25, that directs EPA to issue two types of rules to curtail carbon dioxide emissions from new and existing power plants before the end of his term. This book provides an overview of President Obama's Climate Action Plan, with a focus on key elements and analyses.
Second Homes and Climate Change by Bailey Ashton Adie,C. Michael Hall Pdf
This book is the first to address the important interrelationship between second homes and climate change, which has become an increasingly relevant issue for many regions around the world. Second homes are often a key source of tourist visitation as well as economic benefit for their host communities. The chapters provide an array of international case studies and climate change impacts, including the changing biocultural landscapes in Italy, hazard risks in the mountains of Poland, and the shifting media discussion on second homes and climate change in Finland. Topics covered focus on issues around planning and governance in second home locations, adaptation and mitigation measures implemented by second home owners, and the influence of second home owners’ place attachment in relation to second home impacts. It introduces the overall topic of second homes and climate change while also laying the groundwork for future work in this burgeoning area of research. This book will be of significant interest to upper-level undergraduates, graduate students, and academics in the fields of geography, tourism, planning, housing studies, regional development, environmental management, and disaster management. It would also be of use for professionals who engage with second home communities, particularly planners, government officials, and environmental officers.
Author : R. Bruce Billings,Clive Vaughan Jones Publisher : American Water Works Association Page : 367 pages File Size : 54,8 Mb Release : 2011-01-12 Category : Municipal water supply ISBN : 9781613000700
Tucson Water Turnaround by Michael J. McGuire,Marie Slezak Pearthree Pdf
"City leaders, Tucson Water employees, scientists, engineers, consultants, academics and many others worked together to not only solve the original problems but also to regain the trust of the public that had been destroyed by smelly, yellow, orange, brown and red water pouring out of home faucets. The lessons learned in Tucson about how to solve a water quality and treatment disaster can be applied to other situations where the faith and trust of the public have been lost"--
Author : American Water Works Association Publisher : American Water Works Association Page : 303 pages File Size : 43,9 Mb Release : 2008-12-02 Category : Science ISBN : 9781583216316
Water Audits and Loss Control Programs by American Water Works Association Pdf
In this handbook readers will find industry-approved procedures for water utilities to conduct systemwide water audits to assess real and apparent distribution-system water losses, recover lost revenue, and detect and repair pipe leaks.
Author : Peter G. Norback,Craig T. Norback Publisher : Unknown Page : 390 pages File Size : 51,8 Mb Release : 1981 Category : House & Home ISBN : UOM:39015011157123
Atmospheric Corrosion by Christofer Leygraf,Inger Odnevall Wallinder,Johan Tidblad,Thomas Graedel Pdf
ATMOSPHERIC CORROSION Presents a comprehensive look at atmospheric corrosion, combining expertise in corrosion science and atmospheric chemistry Atmospheric corrosion has been a subject of engineering study, largely empirical, for nearly a century. Scientists came to the field rather later on and had considerable difficulty bringing their arsenal of tools to bear on the problem. Atmospheric corrosion was traditionally studied by specialists in corrosion having little knowledge of atmospheric chemistry, history, or prospects. Atmospheric Corrosion provides a combined approach bringing together experimental corrosion and atmospheric chemistry. The second edition expands on this approach by including environmental aspects of corrosion, atmospheric corrosion modeling, and international corrosion exposure programs. The combination of specialties provides a more comprehensive coverage of the topic. These scientific insights into the corrosion process and its amelioration are the focus of this book. Key topics include the following: Basic principles of atmospheric corrosion chemistry Corrosion mechanisms in controlled and uncontrolled environments Degradation of materials in architectural, transport, and structural applications; electronic devices; and cultural artifacts Protection of existing materials and choosing new ones that resist corrosion Prediction of how and where atmospheric corrosion may evolve in the future Complete with appendices discussing experimental techniques, computer models, and the degradation of specific metals, Atmospheric Corrosion, Second Edition continues to be an invaluable resource for corrosion scientists, corrosion engineers, conservators, environmental scientists, and anyone interested in the theory and application of this evolving field. The book concerns primarily the atmospheric corrosion of metals and is written at a level suitable for advanced undergraduates or beginning graduate students in any of the physical or engineering sciences.
Author : World Health Organization Publisher : World Health Organization Page : 259 pages File Size : 46,9 Mb Release : 2004-09-23 Category : Medical ISBN : 9789241562591
Pathogenic Mycobacteria in Water by World Health Organization Pdf
Environmental mycobacteria can be found in diverse environments around the world, some of which have the ability to infect animals, birds and humans and have evolved mechanisms by which they can invade and grow within host cells, the pathogenic environmental mycobacteria (PEM). Although the diseases caused by these organisms have been known for many years, it is only recently that the potential significance of PEM as a waterborne pathogen has been appreciated. This publication discusses current knowledge about the distribution of PEM in water and other parts of the environment, the routes of transmission that lead to human infection, the most significant disease symptoms that can follow infection, methods of analysis and detection, the control of PEM in drinking-water and the assessment and management of risks.
