Managing Troubled Waters
Title | Managing Troubled Waters PDF eBook |
Author | Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences |
Publisher | National Academies Press |
Pages | 136 |
Release | 1990-01-01 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0309041945 |
Reports of closed beaches, restricted shellfish beds, oil spills, and ailing fisheries are some of the recent evidence that our marine environment is in trouble. More than $133 million is spent on marine environmental monitoring annually in the United States, but officials still do not have enough accurate information to make timely decisions about protecting our waters. This book presents the first comprehensive overview of marine monitoring, providing practical information and a model for revamping the nation's marine monitoring apparatus. The volume explores current monitoring programs and whether or not they work; the benefits and limitations of monitoring; the critical need for greater coordination among local, regional, and national monitoring programs; and a recommended conceptual model for developing more effective monitoring programs.
Troubled Waters
Title | Troubled Waters PDF eBook |
Author | Gary Chamberlain |
Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
Pages | 246 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 9780742552456 |
Water--although it covers more than two-thirds of the earth's surface, clean, potable water is in critically short supply. As more and more people globally show greater interest in what their religious traditions say about our natural world, Troubled Waters: Religion, Ethics, and the Global Water Crisis examines the central role of water in various traditions and rituals, arriving at creative new ways to approach the growing water crisis worldwide. Chamberlain outlines many of the current water problems and lays out clear principles for action that engaged citizens from various traditions can undertake to meet the growing water challenges through conservation and water management policies. The book describes many religious practices from around the world that help sustain and restore water by using new technologies and reviving old ones. Offering creative suggestions for both personal practices and group action, Chamberlain advocates conservation, preservation, and restoration of our troubled waters.
Troubled Waters
Title | Troubled Waters PDF eBook |
Author | Patrick Troy |
Publisher | ANU E Press |
Pages | 228 |
Release | 2008-06-01 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 1921313846 |
Australian cities have traditionally relied for their water on a 'predict-and-provide' philosophy that gives primacy to big engineering solutions. In more recent years privatised water authorities, seeking to maximise consumption and profits, have reinforced the emphasis on increasing supply. Now the cities must cope with the stresses these policies have imposed on the eco-systems from which they harvest water, into which they discharge wastes, and on which they are located. Residents are having to pay more for their water, while the cities themselves are becoming less sustainable. Must we build more dams and desalination plants, or should we be managing the demand for urban water more prudently? This book explores the demand for urban water and how it has changed in response to shifting social mores over the past century. It explains how demand for centralised provision of water might be reshaped to enable the cities to better cope with expected changes in supply as our climate changes. And it discusses the implications of property rights in water for proposals to privatise water services.
Bridge Over Troubled Waters: Linking Climate Change and Development
Title | Bridge Over Troubled Waters: Linking Climate Change and Development PDF eBook |
Author | OECD |
Publisher | OECD Publishing |
Pages | 157 |
Release | 2005-11-17 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9264012761 |
Synthesises insights from six country case studies that review climate change impacts, analyse relevant national plans and aid investments in terms of climate risks, and examine key systems where climate change is closely intertwined with development.
Troubled Waters
Title | Troubled Waters PDF eBook |
Author | Sharon Shinn |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 391 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9780441019236 |
National bestselling author Sharon Shinn introduces a rich new fantasy world, one in which people believe that five essential elements rule all things and guide their lives.
Troubled Waters: Managing a Vital Resource
Title | Troubled Waters: Managing a Vital Resource PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | DIANE Publishing |
Pages | 47 |
Release | |
Genre | |
ISBN | 1428967435 |
Troubled Waters
Title | Troubled Waters PDF eBook |
Author | Mohamed T. El-Ashry |
Publisher | |
Pages | 89 |
Release | 1986 |
Genre | Water conservation |
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