Managing California's Water
| Author | : Ellen Hanak |
| Publisher | : Public Policy Instit. of CA |
| Total Pages | : 500 |
| Release | : 2011 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 1582131414 |
Fulfilling The Promise Of Californias Sustainable Groundwater Management Act Improving Groundwater Data Collection And Understanding
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Water Accounting
| Author | : Jayne M. Godfrey |
| Publisher | : Edward Elgar Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 337 |
| Release | : 2012 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : 1849807507 |
This groundbreaking book examines the role that water accounting can play in resolving economic, environmental and social issues. One of the most pressing global issues of the 21st century is the scarcity of water to ensure economic, environmental and social sustainability. In addressing the issue through policy and management, access to high quality information is critically important. But water scarcity has many implications, and it is possible that different reporting approaches, generally called water accounting systems, can be appropriate to addressing them. In this key book, international experts respond to the question: what role can water accounting play in resolving economic, social and environmental issues at individual, organizational, industry, national and international levels? They explore how various forms of water accounting are utilized and the issues that they address. Academics and postgraduate students interested in water scarcity and accounting will find this book invaluable. Policymakers in all areas relating to water as well as environmentalists, water industry managers and water lawyers will find plenty of important insights in this essential resource.
Groundwater Availability of the Central Valley Aquifer, California
| Author | : Claudia C. Faunt |
| Publisher | : Geological Survey |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2009 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : 9781411325159 |
Managing aquifer recharge
| Author | : UNESCO |
| Publisher | : UNESCO Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 366 |
| Release | : 2021-11-25 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 9231004883 |
Contesting Hidden Waters
| Author | : W. Todd Jarvis |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 211 |
| Release | : 2014-05-23 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 1136212752 |
The world increasingly relies on groundwater resources for drinking water and the provision of food for a growing population. The utilization of aquifer systems also extends beyond freshwater supply to include other resources such as heat extraction and the storage and disposal of substances. Unlike other books about conflict resolution and negotiations over water resources, this volume is unique in focusing exclusively on conflicts over groundwater and aquifers. The author explores the specific challenges presented by these "hidden" resources, which are shown to be very different from those posed by surface water resources. Whereas surface watersheds are static, groundwater boundaries are value-laden and constantly changing during development. The book describes the various issues surrounding the governance and management of these resources and the various parties involved in conflicts and negotiations over them. Through first-hand accounts from a pracademic skilled in both process and substance as a groundwater professional and professional mediator, the book offers options for addressing the challenges and issues through a transdisciplinary approach.
Rethinking the Approach to Groundwater and Food Security
| Author | : Marcus Moench |
| Publisher | : Food & Agriculture Org. |
| Total Pages | : 68 |
| Release | : 2003 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 9789251049044 |
This study attempts to re-frame the current thinking on groundwater development and the implications for food security. Groundwater is important in agriculture as it provides a reliable fallback when rainfeeding fails. It is therefore instrumental in managing risk and optimizing food production. However accessing groundwater has become habit and turned to dependency. Resources limits on many key aquifers have been exceeded and competition for groundwater has become intense. This study highlights the role of adaptive strategies in dealing with aquifer management and indicates directions of research and management.
The Role of Sound Groundwater Resources Management and Governance to Achieve Water Security
| Author | : International Centre for Water Security and Sustainable Management |
| Publisher | : UNESCO Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 281 |
| Release | : 2021-10-31 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 9231004689 |
Review of the New York City Watershed Protection Program
| Author | : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine |
| Publisher | : National Academies Press |
| Total Pages | : 423 |
| Release | : 2020-12-04 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 0309679702 |
New York City's municipal water supply system provides about 1 billion gallons of drinking water a day to over 8.5 million people in New York City and about 1 million people living in nearby Westchester, Putnam, Ulster, and Orange counties. The combined water supply system includes 19 reservoirs and three controlled lakes with a total storage capacity of approximately 580 billion gallons. The city's Watershed Protection Program is intended to maintain and enhance the high quality of these surface water sources. Review of the New York City Watershed Protection Program assesses the efficacy and future of New York City's watershed management activities. The report identifies program areas that may require future change or action, including continued efforts to address turbidity and responding to changes in reservoir water quality as a result of climate change.
Dividing the Waters
| Author | : William Andrew Blomquist |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 448 |
| Release | : 1992 |
| Genre | : Law |
| ISBN | : |
Not only are these water supplies not depleted, they are in fact relatively healthy despite California's recent six-year drought.
The United Nations world water development report 2015: water for a sustainable world
| Author | : Connor, Richard |
| Publisher | : UNESCO Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 139 |
| Release | : 2015-03-23 |
| Genre | : Energy development |
| ISBN | : 9231000713 |
The United Nations World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP) is hosted and led by UNESCO. WWAP brings together the work of 31 UN-Water Members as well as 37 Partners to publish the United Nations World Water Development Report (WWDR) series. Under the theme Water for Sustainable Development, the WWDR 2015 has been prepared as a contribution from UN-Water to the discussions surrounding the post-2015 framework for global sustainable development. Highlighting water's unique and often complex role in achieving various sustainable development objectives, the WWDR 2015 is addressed to policy- and decision-makers inside and outside the water community, as well as to anyone with an interest in freshwater and its many life-giving benefits. The report sets an aspirational yet achievable vision for the future of water towards 2050 by describing how water supports healthy and prosperous human communities, maintains well functioning ecosystems and ecological services, and provides a cornerstone for short and long-term economic development. It provides an overview of the challenges, issues and trends in terms of water resources, their use and water-related services like water supply and sanitation. The report also offers, in a rigorous yet accessible manner, guidance about how to address these challenges and to seize the opportunities that sound water management provides in order to achieve and maintain economic, social and environmental sustainability.
