Author : Ian D. L. Foster
Publisher :
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 49,83 MB
Release : 1995-12-05
Category : Nature
ISBN :
Eminent contributors present papers essential to a greater understanding of solute and sediment behaviour, the methods of analysis and interpretation of rating curves, the impact of urbanisation, the assessment of spatial patterns of process at the drainage basin and the global scales, sediment sources and sinks, radionuclide studies and much more.
Author : Bernd Westrich
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 463 pages
File Size : 13,74 MB
Release : 2007-10-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 3540347852
This is the first interdisciplinary book on the mobilization of nutrients and pollutants in the water phase due to hydrodynamic processes. Coverage includes the formation of aggregates in turbulent water; flocks and biofilms from organic reactions; and the formation of new surfaces for re-adsorption of dissolved pollutants. The book gathers papers resulting from an International Symposium on Sediment Dynamics and Pollutant Mobility in River Basins in Hamburg, Germany, March, 2006.
Author : Deborah V Chapman
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 658 pages
File Size : 32,62 MB
Release : 1996-08-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 0419215905
This guidebook, now thoroughly updated and revised in its second edition, gives comprehensive advice on the designing and setting up of monitoring programmes for the purpose of providing valid data for water quality assessments in all types of freshwater bodies. It is clearly and concisely written in order to provide the essential information for all agencies and individuals responsible for the water quality.
Author : Philip Neil Owens
Publisher : CABI
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 23,81 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Science
ISBN : 0851990509
There can be little doubt that issues relating to soils and sediments are moving up the political agenda, and a realization that we need to collectively manage and protect both soil and water resources. In order to manage this delicate interface, attention is being increasingly directed towards holistic land-river management, demanding a greater appreciation of the interaction between soils and sediments. This book reviews the major achievements recently made in soil erosion and sediment redistribution research and management, and identifies future requirements.
Author : Stefan Schmutz
Publisher : Springer
Page : 562 pages
File Size : 35,62 MB
Release : 2018-05-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 3319732501
This open access book surveys the frontier of scientific river research and provides examples to guide management towards a sustainable future of riverine ecosystems. Principal structures and functions of the biogeosphere of rivers are explained; key threats are identified, and effective solutions for restoration and mitigation are provided. Rivers are among the most threatened ecosystems of the world. They increasingly suffer from pollution, water abstraction, river channelisation and damming. Fundamental knowledge of ecosystem structure and function is necessary to understand how human acitivities interfere with natural processes and which interventions are feasible to rectify this. Modern water legislation strives for sustainable water resource management and protection of important habitats and species. However, decision makers would benefit from more profound understanding of ecosystem degradation processes and of innovative methodologies and tools for efficient mitigation and restoration. The book provides best-practice examples of sustainable river management from on-site studies, European-wide analyses and case studies from other parts of the world. This book will be of interest to researchers in the field of aquatic ecology, river system functioning, conservation and restoration, to postgraduate students, to institutions involved in water management, and to water related industries.
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 18,37 MB
Release : 2005-04-04
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0309181313
The city of Pittsburgh and surrounding area of southwestern Pennsylvania face complex water quality problems, due in large part to aging wastewater infrastructures that cannot handle sewer overflows and stormwater runoff, especially during wet weather. Other problems such as acid mine drainage are a legacy of the region's past coal mining, heavy industry, and manufacturing economy. Currently, water planning and management in southwestern Pennsylvania is highly fragmented; federal and state governments, 11 counties, hundreds of municipalities, and other entities all play roles, but with little coordination or cooperation. The report finds that a comprehensive, watershed-based approach is needed to effectively meet water quality standards throughout the region in the most cost-effective manner. The report outlines both technical and institutional alternatives to consider in the development and implementation of such an approach.
Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 22,81 MB
Release : 2018-07-20
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9251302464
The FAO-ITU E-agriculture strategy guide (available at http://www.fao.org/3/a-i5564e.pdf) is actively being used to assist countries in the successful identification, development and implementation of sustainable ICT solutions for agriculture.The use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), also known as drones, and connected analytics has great potential to support and address some of the most pressing problems faced by agriculture in terms of access to actionable real-time quality data. Goldman Sachs predicts that the agriculture sector will be the second largest user of drones in the world in the next five years. Sensor networks based on the Internet of things (IoT) are increasingly being used in the agriculture sector to meet the challenge of harvesting meaningful and actionable information from the big data generated by these systems. This publication is the second in the series titled E-agriculture in action (2016), launched by FAO and ITU, and builds on the previous FAO publications that highlight the use of ICT for agriculture such as Mobile technologies for agriculture and rural development (2012), Information and communication technologies for agriculture and rural development (2013) and Success stories on information and communication technologies for agriculture and rural development (2015). The ultimate aim is to promote successful, scalable, sustainable and replicable ICT for agriculture (ICT4Ag) solutions.
Author : Geneviève M. Carr
Publisher : UNEP/Earthprint
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 17,32 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789295039513
This document is intended to provide an overview of the major components of surface and ground water quality and how these relate to ecosystem and human health. Local, regional and global assessments of water quality monitoring data are used to illustrate key features of aquatic environments, and to demonstrate how human activities on the landscape can influence water quality in both positive and negative ways. Clear and concise background knowledge on water quality can serve to support other water assessments.
Author : Zulkifli Yusop
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 38,18 MB
Release : 2018-11-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 178756553X
This volume presents chapters highlighting the methodologies and tools developed to improve flood management and flood risk reduction.
Author : D. E. Walling
Publisher :
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 33,44 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781901502879
