Sustainable Management for Dams and Waters

Published:
June 26, 1998 by CRC Press - 288 Pages
Author(s):
William R. Jobin, Blue Nile Associates, Dolores, CO

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ISBN 9781574440621
Cat# SL0624
 

Features

  • Offers an interdisciplinary look at important issues in planning and constructing water projects
  • Explains design and operational techniques that can be used to avoid adverse environmental impacts
  • Addresses concerns related to sustainability of dams and sewage systems
  • Challenges traditional concepts of dam and canal engineering, calling for sustainable techniques to be used, especially for urban waste removal systems
  • Includes practical information for a diverse audience of planners, including engineers, economists, biologists, public health officials, and students

    • Summary

    Category
    Ecology
    Subcategories
    Civil Engineering/Water Pollution/Public Health

    Table of Contents

    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

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