Drought & water supply books

1756 books were found.

Extending the life of reservoirs: sustainable sediment management for RoR hydropower and dams

Extending the life of reservoirs: sustainable sediment...

Author: George W. Annandale ,  World Bank
ISBN: 9781464808388
Format: Paperback
$92.40

Written by two of the world's leading experts on sediment management, this report provides guidance on adopting...  Read More >>

India's Water Security Challenges: Myths, Reality and Measures

India's Water Security Challenges: Myths, Reality and...

Author:
ISBN: 9789385563195
Format: Hardback
$181.13

The book highlights the water issue at the global level and the numerous intricacies that cause a resultant conundrum...  Read More >>

Negotiating for Water Resources: Bridging Transboundary River Basins

Negotiating for Water Resources: Bridging Transboundary...

Author: Andrea Haefner (Griffith University, Australia)
ISBN: 9781138666320
Format: Hardback
$315.00

Haefner explores the drivers of conflict and cooperation between states in transnational river basins. She provides...  Read More >>

The Water Resources (Scotland) Act 2013 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2016

The Water Resources (Scotland) Act 2013 (Commencement...

Author: Scotland
ISBN: 9780111033425
Format: Paperback
$11.00

Enabling power: Water Resources (Scotland) Act 2013, s. 56 (2). Bringing into operation various provisions of the...  Read More >>

Water Policy Reform in Southern Alberta: An Advocacy Coalition Approach

Water Policy Reform in Southern Alberta: An Advocacy...

Author: B. Timothy Heinmiller
ISBN: 9781487500535
Format: Hardback
$115.00

In Water Policy Reform in Southern Alberta, B. Timothy Heinmiller looks at how and why these (and other) reforms...  Read More >>

Water Regimes: Beyond the public and private sector debate

Water Regimes: Beyond the public and private sector...

Author: Dominique Lorrain ,  Franck Poupeau (UMI iGLOBES, CNRS/University of Arizona, Tucson, USA)
ISBN: 9781138668201
Format: Hardback
$315.00

This book goes beyond the ideology of the public versus private water regime debate, by focusing on the results...  Read More >>

Globalized Water: A Question of Governance

Globalized Water: A Question of Governance

Author: Graciela Schneier-Madanes
ISBN: 9789402402377
Format: Paperback
$448.77

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Regulation of Urban Water Services. An Overview

Regulation of Urban Water Services. An Overview

Author: Enrique Cabrera Marcet ,  Enrique Cabrera, Jr
ISBN: 9781780408170
Format: Hardback
$245.81

"Regulation of Urban Water Services provides an overview of the regulation ofsuch services around the world and...  Read More >>

The Atlas of Water: Mapping the World's Most Critical Resource

The Atlas of Water: Mapping the World's Most Critical...

Author: Maggie Black
ISBN: 9780520292031
Format: Paperback
$47.50

Climate change, population increase, and the demands made by the growing number of people adopting urban lifestyles...  Read More >>

Urban Water Systems & Floods

Urban Water Systems & Floods

Author: David Proverbs ,  Stefano Mambretti
ISBN: 9781784661410
Format: Hardback
$421.76

This volume contains papers dedicated to the Design, Construction, Maintenance, Monitoring and Control of Urban...  Read More >>

Asian Water Development Outlook 2016: Strengthening Water Security in Asia and the Pacific

Asian Water Development Outlook 2016: Strengthening...

Author: Asian Development Bank
ISBN: 9789292575434
Format: Paperback
$59.38

The Asian Water Development Outlook charts progress in water security in Asia and the Pacific over the past 5 years....  Read More >>

Improved agricultural water management for Africa's drylands

Improved agricultural water management for Africa's...

Author: Christopher Ward ,  Raphael Torquebiau
ISBN: 9781464808326
Format: Paperback
$92.40

Agricultural water management interventions in dryland regions of Sub-Saharan Africa can enhance the resilience...  Read More >>

Social Protection Programs for Africa's Drylands

Social Protection Programs for Africa's Drylands

Author: Carlo del Ninno ,  Pierre Fallavier
ISBN: 9781464808463
Format: Paperback
$79.07

Argues that social protection policies and programmes, including safety nets programmes designed to deliver short-term...  Read More >>

The Ganges River Basin: Status and Challenges in Water, Environment and Livelihoods

The Ganges River Basin: Status and Challenges in Water,...

Author: Luna Bharati ,  Bharat R. Sharma (International Water Management Institute, New Delhi, India)
ISBN: 9781138900325
Format: Hardback
$305.00

The Ganges is one of the most complex yet fascinating river systems in the world. This book is unique in presenting...  Read More >>

Prelude to the Dust Bowl: Drought in the Nineteenth-Century Southern Plains

Prelude to the Dust Bowl: Drought in the Nineteenth-Century...

Author: Kevin Z. Sweeney
ISBN: 9780806153407
Format: Hardback
$92.27

Provides new insights into pivotal moments in the settlement of the southern plains. The book stands as a timely...  Read More >>

The Volta River Basin: Water for Food, Economic Growth and Environment

The Volta River Basin: Water for Food, Economic Growth...

Author: Timothy O. Williams ,  Marloes Mul
ISBN: 9781138900240
Format: Hardback
$305.00

The Volta River Basin (VRB) is an important transboundary basin in West Africa. Its natural resources sustain the...  Read More >>

Water Policy and Management in Spain

Water Policy and Management in Spain

Author: Francisco González-Gómez (University of Granada, Spain) ,  Miguel A. García-Rubio (University of Granada, Spain)
ISBN: 9781138693098
Format: Paperback
$58.99

Spain is facing an increasingly difficult situation in terms of water stress. This is an issue that is due mostly...  Read More >>

Water Resources and Decision-Making Systems

Water Resources and Decision-Making Systems

Author: Cecilia Tortajada (National University of Singapore) ,  Kevin Parris (OECD, France)
ISBN: 9781138693104
Format: Paperback
$58.99

Water data and information are essential to support efforts to understand, manage, allocate, utilize and protect...  Read More >>

The Water-Energy-Food Nexus in the Middle East and North Africa

The Water-Energy-Food Nexus in the Middle East and North...

Author: Martin Keulertz (Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA) ,  Eckart Woertz (CIDOB (Barcelona Centre for International Affairs), Spain)
ISBN: 9781138674226
Format: Hardback
$284.00

A book covering the current key issues concerning water, energy, food and natural resources management in the Middle...  Read More >>

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