Managing water & waste in the new millennium. Challenges for developing areas
Author: IWA conference. Managing water and waste in the new millennium
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Published: 2000
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ISBN-13: 9780620260824
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Managing Water and Waste in the New Millenium
Managing Water and Waste in the New Millennium
Author: P. Pybus
Publisher: IWA Publishing (International Water Assoc)
Published: 2001-09-30
Total Pages: 212
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →One of the major problems facing the developing world is the rapid expansion of low-income urban areas as a result of migration in from rural areas. The result has been staggering growth in informal settlement areas around many major cities and consequent pressure on the sustainable supply of potable water and waste disposal that challenges governments, NGOs and the communities themselves. To mitigate these problems it will also be necessary to address the issues as they relate to rural and isolated communities. Successful solutions need multidisciplinary approaches that engage with social and institutional aspects as much as the technical and environmental. The 24 papers selected for these proceedings tackle various problems of water supply, sanitation and industrial waste treatment, addressing the issues at strategic and managerial levels as well as in localized and practical techniques. Together they enable all interested parties to share the experience and expertise from around the world that is leading the way towards successful water and waste management in the new millennium.
Environmental Engineering for the 21st Century
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2019-03-08
Total Pages: 125
ISBN-13: 0309476550
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Environmental engineers support the well-being of people and the planet in areas where the two intersect. Over the decades the field has improved countless lives through innovative systems for delivering water, treating waste, and preventing and remediating pollution in air, water, and soil. These achievements are a testament to the multidisciplinary, pragmatic, systems-oriented approach that characterizes environmental engineering. Environmental Engineering for the 21st Century: Addressing Grand Challenges outlines the crucial role for environmental engineers in this period of dramatic growth and change. The report identifies five pressing challenges of the 21st century that environmental engineers are uniquely poised to help advance: sustainably supply food, water, and energy; curb climate change and adapt to its impacts; design a future without pollution and waste; create efficient, healthy, resilient cities; and foster informed decisions and actions.
Managing California's Water
Author: Ellen Hanak
Publisher: Public Policy Instit. of CA
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 500
ISBN-13: 1582131414
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Author: A. Adin
Publisher: IWA Publishing (International Water Assoc)
Published: 2000-05-31
Total Pages: 452
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Environmental problems know no boundaries and their solutions may well therefore require collaboration on a local, regional national and/or international scale; similarly they are no respecters of disciplinary boundaries. Tackling the real issues by overcoming physical and institutional boundaries has been a key aspect of the conferences of the Israel Society for Ecology and Environmental Quality Science: over a quarter of a century they have earned a reputation for combining state of the art science with practical discussion of global and regional environmental issues. The impact of the peace process on the potential for regional cooperation in the Middle East added particular significance to the 7th ISEEQS conference. Among the 69 papers specially selected for these proceedings are contributions from distinguished international experts and leading figures from the region. Subjects covered include: treatment of drinking water, and municipal and industrial wastewater, including reclamation and reuse studies; water resources management, including legal and institutional aspects; and pollution impacts and environmental management of marine, coastal lake and river, and groundwater ecosystems, including remediation of contamination.
Responsible Growth for the New Millennium
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Publisher: World Bank Publications
Published: 2004-01-01
Total Pages: 196
ISBN-13: 9780821359129
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This publication considers the key public policy challenges facing the international community in order to achieve balanced, equitable and sustainable development beyond the Millennium Development Goal targets for 2015. Issues considered include: agriculture and rural development, world trade policy reform, poverty reduction, sustainable energy policies, water resources, water supply and sanitation, biodiversity and global environmental challenges, forestry conservation and development, and strategic priorities for social development.
Domestic Wastewater Treatment in Developing Countries
Author: Duncan Mara
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-06-17
Total Pages: 312
ISBN-13: 1136567917
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Affordable and effective domestic wastewater treatment is a critical issue in public health and disease prevention around the world, particularly so in developing countries which often lack the financial and technical resources necessary for proper treatment facilities. This practical guide provides state-of-the-art coverage of methods for domestic wastewater treatment and provides a foundation to the practical design of wastewater treatment and re-use systems. The emphasis is on low-cost, low-energy, low-maintenance, high-performance 'natural' systems that contribute to environmental sustainability by producing effluents that can be safely and profitably used in agriculture for crop irrigation and/or in aquaculture, for fish and aquatic vegetable pond fertilization. Modern design methodologies, with worked design examples, are described for waste stabilization ponds, wastewater storage and treatment reservoirs; constructed wetlands, upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactors, biofilters, aerated lagoons and oxidation ditches. This book is essential reading for engineers, academics and upper-level and graduate students in engineering, wastewater management and public health, and others interested in sustainable and cost-effective technologies for reducing wastewater-related diseases and environmental damage.
The Commons in the New Millennium
Author: Nives Dolsak
Publisher: MIT Press
Published: 2003-02-14
Total Pages: 404
ISBN-13: 9780262541428
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Globalization, population growth, and resource depletion are drawing increased attention to the importance of common resources such as forests, water resources, and fisheries. It is critical that these resources be governed in an equitable and sustainable way. The Commons in the New Millennium presents cutting-edge research in common property theory and provides an overview and progress report on common property research. The book analyzes new problems that owners, managers, policy makers, and analysts face in managing natural commons. It examines recent findings about the physical characteristics of the commons, their complexity and interconnectedness, and the role of social capital. It also provides empirical studies and suggestions for sustainable development. The topics discussed include the role of financial, political, and social capital in deforestation, community efforts to gain political influence in Indonesia, the Maine lobster industry, outcomes of the implementation of individual transferable quotas in New Zealand and Iceland fisheries, and design of multilateral emissions trading for regional air pollution and global warming.
Water and Sanitation in the New Millennium
Author: K..J. Nath
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2017-09-25
Total Pages: 254
ISBN-13: 8132237455
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This contributed volume is about water resources, their variability with prevalent environmental conditions and its sustainable management in India. Water has always been the life line for survival. An adequate supply of safe drinking water is one of the major pre-requisites for a healthy life. Time and again water has been a means of consolidating power in the human society. In the beginning of the new millennium, water has become a major issue in India. India is known to have the gift of its unique river systems have abundant water resources but ironically India faces severe water crises and other water management issues on a vast scale. The water related issues in India varies with both time and space. From crises of potable water, lack of sanitation, water borne diseases, to pesticide and heavy metal contamination, water related predicaments are highly prevalent in India and are more grave in rural set up.
