Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports

Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1282
Release: 1982
Genre: Aeronautics
ISBN:

Lists citations with abstracts for aerospace related reports obtained from world wide sources and announces documents that have recently been entered into the NASA Scientific and Technical Information Database.

Managing Water for Drought

Managing Water for Drought
Author: William J. Werick
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 222
Release: 1997-04
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780788141713

Describes methods for improving water mgmt. during drought developed during a 4-year study. The methods were tested & refined in 4 filed studies in different parts of the country, in which teams of water managers & users worked together to reduce drought impacts. This report explains the procedure for coop. Fed.-state Drought Preparedness Studies, to indicate how these studies relate to the longstanding principles & guidance for Fed. water resources investigations, & to indicate the means of implementing conclusions arrived at in any given region. Tables.

Water Supply Planning

Water Supply Planning
Author: David W. Prasifka
Publisher:
Total Pages: 266
Release: 1994-01-01
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780894648380

As a source of reference material for the practising water engineer or water manager, this book outlines a strategy for projecting water consumption for specific types of land use and selecting a water conservation programme to maximise the beneficial use of a limited natural resource - a situation that typifies new development nationally and worldwide.

Porous Pavements

Porous Pavements
Author: Bruce Ferguson
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 600
Release: 2005-02-18
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1420038435

Pavements are the most ubiquitous of all man-made structures, and they have an enormous impact on environmental quality. They are responsible for hydrocarbon pollutants, excess runoff, groundwater decline and the resulting local water shortages, temperature increases in the urban "heat island," and for the ability of trees to extend their roots in

Planning Primer

Planning Primer
Author: Kenneth D. Orth
Publisher:
Total Pages: 28
Release: 1997
Genre: Problem solving
ISBN:

This pamphlet is an introduction to planning. It introduces you to the manner in which a planner approaches, analyzes and solves a problem. It begins with planning fundamentals, and proceeds step by step through a six step planning process. After the last step, some situations are identified in which planning can help you make decisions. A suggested list of sources for additional information completes the pamphlet.