River Conservation And Water Resource Management

Author : Praveen Kumar Rai
Publisher : Springer
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2023-10-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9819926041

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This book presents an up-to-date, systematic and scientific analysis of water resource problems in India and suggests measures to overcome them through effective water management. In addition, the book provides an overview of how changes in legislation, policies, institutional responsibilities, science, technology, practical techniques and public perception have influenced the ways of river management over the past years. River water conservation is a planned activity connected with various habitat features and outlines how to conserve all river water spread across the world. The restoration and conservation of river water must be of the highest priority for sustaining humanity and ecology for the present and future generations. In order to solve the water problems, conservation and recycling of water should be made mandatory for all domestic, industrial and agricultural projects. Apart from the priority to watershed development, rainwater harvesting and other appropriate conservation measures should be adopted to create awareness among the public so that their mind-set, attitudes and habits change proactively and they adopt sustainable practices rather than wait for legislation and regulations. The book augments the knowledge base of behaviour of rivers and evaluates the issues related to rivers so as to develop river system management techniques emerging from in-depth scientific analyses. It is useful for students, researchers, water resource managers, hydrologists and all those who are engaged or interested in any aspect of river water conservation and management of water resources in the country.

Author : Philip Boon,Paul Raven
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2012-04-02
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780470682081

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River Conservation and Management by Philip Boon,Paul Raven Pdf

This book is intended for those with an academic, scientific and practical interest in river conservation and management. It provides an overview of how changes in legislation, policies, institutional responsibilities, science, technology, practical techniques and public perception have influenced how rivers have been managed over the past 20 years and the challenges that lie ahead during the next 20 years. The book is based on the international conference River Conservation and Management:20 Years On held at York. Thirty-one chapters, with contributions from North and South America, Europe, Asia and Australasia provide a wide-ranging perspective on this complex but profoundly important subject. Following an introduction that chronicles the most important contextual changes, the book is organized into four broad topics: Catchment management, ecosystem integrity and the threats to river ecosystems – this covers progress on understanding and addressing the pressures affecting rivers, many of which will be amplified by climate change and increasing human demands for water; Methods and approaches – illustrating some recent techniques that have been developed to assess condition and conservation status across different types of river; Recovery and rehabilitation – providing an insight into the principles, practice, public involvement and institutional networks that support and make improvements to modified river reaches; Integrating nature conservation into wider river management –demonstrating the importance of integrated planning, involvement of local communities and the use of adaptive management in achieving multiple environmental and economic benefits along rivers used for different purposes. The final chapter discusses the challenges faced in dealing with an uncertain future. More than 1200 different references and numerous web-site citations provide the reader with an invaluable source of knowledge on the subject area.

Author : Neil S. Grigg
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
Page : 562 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 007024782X

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Water Resources Management by Neil S. Grigg Pdf

"The integrated approach used in this book will be beneficial to water industry professionals who need to understand the complex details of today's water resource systems and to deal with the numerous economic, legal, and regulatory factors of importance to both the public and private sectors."--Cover.

Author : S.N. Chatterjee
Publisher : Atlantic Publishers & Dist
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Water
ISBN : 8126908688

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Water Resources, Conservation and Management by S.N. Chatterjee Pdf

In Indian context.

Author : Canadian Water Resources Association,Grand River Conservation Authority
Publisher : Department of Geography, University of Waterloo
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Nature
ISBN : STANFORD:36105032778875

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River Basin Management by Canadian Water Resources Association,Grand River Conservation Authority Pdf

Proceedings of "River Basin Management: Canadian Experiences", a national symposium held in Kitchener, Ontario, October 4-7, 1981. Focuses on strategic issues associated with river basin management in Canada. Covers management problems, alternative solutions, implementing selected plans, and monitoring implemented activities.

Author : R.B. Mandal
Publisher : Concept Publishing Company
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Water-supply
ISBN : 818069318X

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Water Resource Management by R.B. Mandal Pdf

Papers presented at the fifth BAG conference held at Bhagalpur during 18-19 October 2003.

Author : Vasudha Pangare
Publisher : Academic Foundation
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Integrated water development
ISBN : 8171885616

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Global Perspectives on Integrated Water Resources Management by Vasudha Pangare Pdf

The basic concepts of Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) and the normative, strategic, and operative dimensions of the process are explained in simple, unbiased terms in this guide. Twelve case studies illustrate the scale and scope of river basin organization in different parts of the world--from local projects such as the Gagas River Basin to larger, transboundary basin work on the Mekong and the Rhine. Environmental considerations, institutional arrangements, and implementation processes are also highlighted to increase understanding of these concepts within the context of IWRM.

Author : Dan Shrubsole,Dan Walters,Barbara Veale,Bruce Mitchell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2018-12-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780429996146

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Integrated Water Management in Canada by Dan Shrubsole,Dan Walters,Barbara Veale,Bruce Mitchell Pdf

This volume provides readers with an opportunity to learn from front line water managers of watershed-based agencies across Canada about integrated water management (or integrated water resource management). In common with practice in much of the world, the responsibility for implementing integrated watershed management in Canada is fragmented. Each province and territory in Canada has developed unique approaches or governance models to guide decision making in that regard. Thus, this edited volume enables readers from around the world to gain insight on the best practices in Canada for achieving success and addressing barriers to implement IWM. Although there remains non consensus about how to "best" approach river basin management, some of the main observations include: There is a need to balance a focus on "the big picture", with scoping the scale and scope of planning activities in order that feasible and effective solutions can be implemented Three types of integration are popular among the agencies included in the book: (i) among environment, economy and society, (ii) interactions between people and the environment and (iii) integration (or coordination) of administrative activities. Much more attention is required to achieving effective engagement from Indigenous communities The chapters were originally published in a special issue of the International Journal of Water Resources Development.

Author : Cecilia Tortajada
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 395 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2017-10-02
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781317526865

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Revisiting Integrated Water Resources Management by Cecilia Tortajada Pdf

The book includes seventeen excellent researched and documented papers that reflect the diversity of thought, ideas and experiences related to IWRM. They draw from an extensive, inclusive and geographically representative range of theoretical propositions and practical examples. These include the implementation status of the IWRM concept at local, basin, regional and national levels; its appropriateness for the twenty-first century; main implementation gaps from the institutional, legal, policy, governance, management and technical viewpoints; the likelihood that IWRM’s entrenchment in laws, regulations and policies has led to smoother implementation and the reasons why that has been the case; reflexions on whether the attention given to IWRM is pushing other alternatives to the policy periphery; and the new conceptual constructions that can be put forward for discussion in the international arena. For the development and water communities it is imperative to debate and reach towards more illustrative conclusions regarding whether the promotion of the IWRM concept and its actual implementation status have been beneficial for development and how the notion could evolve to achieve this end. In-depth objective and constructive discussions, arguments, proposals and ideas are put forward for analysis by all interested parties. The book has the objective of fostering scholarly exchange, encouraging intellectual debate and promoting the advancement of knowledge and understanding of IWRM as a concept, as a goal per se and as a strategy towards development goals. This book was published as a special issue of the International Journal of Water Resources Development.

Author : Hadrian F. Cook
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2017-03-08
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781119334309

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The Protection and Conservation of Water Resources by Hadrian F. Cook Pdf

This book is about water - in Britain, and in the world. It is about water resources, their conservation, protection of water quality for human consumption and aquatic ecosystems. Since the publication of the first edition in 1998, major political and regulatory changes have taken place; this book provides a clear and comprehensive update of conservation and water resource management issues in the UK over the past two decades, and – in an expansion of its original UK perspective – now includes examples of global best practice. The UK’s 2003 adoption of the EU Water Framework Directive has had enormous implications for the conservation and management of our water resources. In 2016, with the UK’s decision to leave the EU, the governance scene is entering upon an unpredictable future regarding its major water resource policies. The Protection and Conservation of Water Resources, Second edition provides a clear and comprehensive update of conservation and water resource management issues. Chapter 1 deals with sustainability and water policy, outlines the issues and challenges, and asks: what is integrated water management? Chapter 2 reviews water availability and sufficiency in Britain, while Chapter 3 explores the dynamic between institutions and legislative framework. Chapter 4 introduces the catchment approach, and chapters 5 and 6 explore the issues of sustaining bulk supply and the imperatives of climate change. Chapter 7 looks at the contemporary background to water quality issues, and Chapter 8 provides case studies of catchment problems, both urban and rural. Chapter 9 describes solutions in land use change, including technical fixes and their sustainability. Chapter 10 is concerned with emerging governance arrangements, and Chapter 11 takes a global view, looking at successful examples around the world to find positive lessons from Europe, north America and Australia.

Author : Roberto Lenton,Mike Muller
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2012-08-21
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781136562877

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Integrated Water Resources Management in Practice by Roberto Lenton,Mike Muller Pdf

Better water management will be crucial if we are to meet many of the key challenges of this century - feeding the worlds growing population and reducing poverty, meeting water and sanitation needs, protecting vital ecosystems, all while adapting to climate change. The approach known as Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) is widely recognized as the best way forward, but is poorly understood, even within the water sector. Since a core IWRM principle is that good water management must involve the water users, the understanding and involvement of other sectors is critical for success. There is thus an urgent need for practical guidance, for both water and development professionals, based on real world examples, rather than theoretical constructs. That is what this book provides. Using case studies, the book illustrates how better water management, guided by the IWRM approach, has helped to meet a wide range of sustainable development goals. It does this by considering practical examples, looking at how IWRM has contributed, at different scales, from very local, village-level experiences to reforms at national level and beyond to cases involving trans-boundary river basins. Using these on-the-ground experiences, from both developed and developing countries in five continents, the book provides candid and practical lessons for policy-makers, donors, and water and development practitioners worldwide, looking at how IWRM principles were applied, what worked, and, equally important, what didn‘t work, and why. Published with the Global Water Partnership

Author : Jan Lundqvist,Ulrik Lohm,Malin Falkenmark
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400954588

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Strategies for River Basin Management by Jan Lundqvist,Ulrik Lohm,Malin Falkenmark Pdf

Author : Praveen Kumar Rai
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2023-07-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789819936601

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Advances in Water Resource Planning and Sustainability by Praveen Kumar Rai Pdf

Sustainable water resources planning deals with the interface of water resources science and the needs of human populations. It highlights works that addresses practical methods and basic research in, for example: quantity and quality management of groundwater and surface water resources; sustainability of water resources and water availability; water use and reuse including managed aquifer recharge and storage; geopolitical and socio-economic aspects of water resource management; water development and human activity impacts on ecological systems and human health, including, for instance, agricultural and climatic impacts, subsurface waste storage and injection, geothermal energy development and subsurface energy storage. This book provides up-to-date systematic and scientific analyses of such water problems and suggests sustainable measures to overcome them through effective surface and sub-surface water resource management. It is immensely valuable to students, researchers, water resource managers, hydrologists and all those who are engaged or interested in any aspect of river water conservation and management of water resources.

Author : Alberto Garrido,Ariel Dinar
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2009-01-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781135968892

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Managing Water Resources in a Time of Global Change by Alberto Garrido,Ariel Dinar Pdf

Bringing together a raft of leading experts on water resources, this book explores the major issues facing this major subdivision of international studies. Employing a cross disciplinary perspective from economics, management, politics, law and international relations, water resources are examined from every angle.

Author : Praveen Kumar Rai
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2023-06-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789819926053

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River Conservation and Water Resource Management by Praveen Kumar Rai Pdf

This book presents an up-to-date, systematic and scientific analysis of water resource problems in India and suggests measures to overcome them through effective water management. In addition, the book provides an overview of how changes in legislation, policies, institutional responsibilities, science, technology, practical techniques and public perception have influenced the ways of river management over the past years. River water conservation is a planned activity connected with various habitat features and outlines how to conserve all river water spread across the world. The restoration and conservation of river water must be of the highest priority for sustaining humanity and ecology for the present and future generations. In order to solve the water problems, conservation and recycling of water should be made mandatory for all domestic, industrial and agricultural projects. Apart from the priority to watershed development, rainwater harvesting and other appropriate conservation measures should be adopted to create awareness among the public so that their mind-set, attitudes and habits change proactively and they adopt sustainable practices rather than wait for legislation and regulations. The book augments the knowledge base of behaviour of rivers and evaluates the issues related to rivers so as to develop river system management techniques emerging from in-depth scientific analyses. It is useful for students, researchers, water resource managers, hydrologists and all those who are engaged or interested in any aspect of river water conservation and management of water resources in the country.