Drought & water supply books

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China and Transboundary Water Politics in Asia

China and Transboundary Water Politics in Asia

Author: Hongzhou Zhang (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore) ,  Mingjiang Li (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)
ISBN: 9781138060654
Format: Hardback
$305.00

This book aims to systematically examine the complex reality of water contestations between China and its neighboring...  Read More >>

Lake Eyre Basin Rivers: Environmental, Social and Economic Importance

Lake Eyre Basin Rivers: Environmental, Social and Economic...

Author: Richard Kingsford
ISBN: 9781486300785
Format: Paperback
$118.67

Outlines the environmental, social and economic values of the rivers from a diverse range of perspectives.  Read More >>

Beyond Scarcity: Water Security in the Middle East and North Africa

Beyond Scarcity: Water Security in the Middle East and...

Author: World Bank Group
ISBN: 9781464811449
Format: Paperback
$105.47

Water has always been a source of risks and opportunities in the Middle East and North Africa. Yet rapidly changing...  Read More >>

Water Resources Management: Select Proceedings of ICWEES-2016

Water Resources Management: Select Proceedings of ICWEES-2016...

Author: Vijay P. Singh ,  Shalini Yadav
ISBN: 9789811057106
Format: Hardback
$336.35

It discusses water crisis, challenges in river health management, water supply systems, salt water intrusion, lake...  Read More >>

Water Resource Management and the Law

Water Resource Management and the Law

Author: Erkki J. Hollo
ISBN: 9781785369827
Format: Hardback
$347.75

Scarcity of water, floods and erosion caused by climate change have made the management of water resources a challenge...  Read More >>

China's International Transboundary Rivers: Politics, Security and Diplomacy of Shared Water Resources

China's International Transboundary Rivers: Politics,...

Author: Lei Xie (Chinese Academy of Sciences, China) ,  Jia Shaofeng (Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)
ISBN: 9781138689060
Format: Hardback
$305.00

This book provides an understanding of water security in Asia by investigating how shared water resources affect...  Read More >>

Global Water Governance: Challenges for a Formal Regime

Global Water Governance: Challenges for a Formal Regime...

Author: Joshua Newton
ISBN: 9781138195912
Format: Paperback
$131.87

It is now well recognized that to tackle the challenges and potential conflicts over scarce water resources, sound...  Read More >>

Clean and Sustainable Groundwater in India

Clean and Sustainable Groundwater in India

Author: Dipankar Saha ,  Sanjay Marwaha
ISBN: 9789811045516
Format: Hardback
$290.37

(i) groundwater quality, (ii) conjunctive use of surface and groundwater, (iii) management intervention and sustainable...  Read More >>

Water Risk Hotspots for Agriculture

Water Risk Hotspots for Agriculture

Author: Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD)
ISBN: 9781780409368
Format: Paperback
$129.38

Agriculture is expected to face increasing water risks that will impact production, markets, trade and food security...  Read More >>

Groundwater Allocation: Managing Growing Pressures on Quantity and Quality

Groundwater Allocation: Managing Growing Pressures on...

Author: Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD)
ISBN: 9781780409405
Format: Paperback
$77.63

This report focuses on groundwater and how its allocation can be improved in terms of economic efficiency, environmental...  Read More >>

Water Security Across the Gender Divide

Water Security Across the Gender Divide

Author: Christiane Frohlich ,  Giovanna Gioli
ISBN: 9783319640440
Format: Hardback
$343.17

This book examines water security as a prime example of how the economic, socio-cultural and political-normative...  Read More >>

Water Supply and Demand Management in the Galápagos: A Case Study of Santa Cruz Island

Water Supply and Demand Management in the Galápagos:...

Author: Maria Reyes Perez (UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, Delft, The Netherlands)
ISBN: 9780815372479
Format: Paperback
$139.00

Water resources in tourist islands have been severely threatened, especially in the Galápagos Islands, where the...  Read More >>

Industrial Water Resource Management: Challenges and Opportunities for Corporate Water Stewardship

Industrial Water Resource Management: Challenges and...

Author: Pradip K. Sengupta
ISBN: 9781119272502
Format: Hardback
$232.95

Provides the tools that allow companies to understand the fundamental concepts of water resource management and...  Read More >>

Megadrought and Collapse: From Early Agriculture to Angkor

Megadrought and Collapse: From Early Agriculture to...

Author: Harvey Weiss (Professor of Near Eastern Archaeology and Environmental Studies, Professor of Near Eastern Archaeology and Environmental Studies, Yale University)
ISBN: 9780199329199
Format: Hardback
$156.95

Megadrought and Collapse revises the global archaeological and historical record with nine case studies that describe...  Read More >>

A Critical Approach to International Water Management Trends: Policy and Practice

A Critical Approach to International Water Management...

Author: Christian Bréthaut ,  Rémi Schweizer
ISBN: 9781137600851
Format: Hardback
$284.60

This edited volume provides a critical discussion of particular trends that are widely recognised to influence water...  Read More >>

Food, Energy and Water Sustainability: Emergent Governance Strategies

Food, Energy and Water Sustainability: Emergent Governance...

Author: Laura M. Pereira (University of Cape Town, South Africa) ,  Caitlin A. McElroy (University of Oxford, UK)
ISBN: 9781138904095
Format: Hardback
$305.00

This volume presents the growing diversity of collaborations formed between various governance actors and analyses...  Read More >>

Water Rights and Social Justice in the Mekong Region

Water Rights and Social Justice in the Mekong Region...

Author: Kate Lazarus ,  Bernadette P. Resurreccion
ISBN: 9781138579064
Format: Paperback
$105.00

First Published in 2011. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.  Read More >>

Drought and Water Crises: Integrating Science, Management, and Policy, Second Edition

Drought and Water Crises: Integrating Science, Management,...

Author: Donald Wilhite (School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE) ,  Roger S. Pulwarty
ISBN: 9781138035645
Format: Hardback
$410.00

This new edition emphasizes the shift from managing disasters to managing risk, reflecting the global emphasis that...  Read More >>

Sustainable Irrigation Development in the White Volta sub-Basin: UNESCO-IHE PhD Thesis

Sustainable Irrigation Development in the White Volta...

Author: Eric Antwi Ofosu
ISBN: 9781138474451
Format: Hardback
$399.00

This study on sustainable irrigation development identified growing markets for irrigated products as an important...  Read More >>

Transboundary Water Governance and International Actors in South Asia: The Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna Basin

Transboundary Water Governance and International Actors...

Author: Paula Hanasz (Australian National University, Australia)
ISBN: 9781138097544
Format: Hardback
$305.00

This book identifies factors that contribute to water conflicts and that detract from water cooperation in this...  Read More >>

Understanding Hydrological Variability for Improved Water Management in the Semi-Arid Karkheh Basin, Iran: UNESCO-IHE PhD Thesis

Understanding Hydrological Variability for Improved...

Author: Ilyas Masih
ISBN: 9781138474536
Format: Hardback
$399.00

This book provides a comprehensive assessment of (surface water) hydrology of the Karkheh basin, Iran, which is...  Read More >>

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