Water for Texas

Water for Texas
Author: Jim Norwine
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Total Pages: 294
Release: 2005
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781585443260

More than the economy, more than changing demographics, evenmore than education, water is the key to the future of Texas. It is not much of an overstatement to claim that water is the future of Texas. In the fall of 2000, a conference on "the world's most crucial natural resource" was held at Texas A&M University. It was a gathering of people with many viewpoints and areas of expertise, all focused on what the book's editors rightly say is and will be the state's definingissue--water. Together, the observations and recommendations brought together in this volume represent some of the best thinking about Texas' connections with water--in the past, present, and future. Ranging from broad historical overviews to technical and scientific discussions, the chapters address the questions of where we have been and where we are headed as we enter a new century of challenges to provide water for Texas.

Groundwater Quantity and Quality

Groundwater Quantity and Quality
Author: Dallas Blaney
Publisher: MDPI
Total Pages: 265
Release: 2018-10-01
Genre: Groundwater
ISBN: 3038422053

This book is a printed edition of the Special Issue "Groundwater Quantity and Quality" that was published in Resources

Problems, Perspectives and Challenges of Agricultural Water Management

Problems, Perspectives and Challenges of Agricultural Water Management
Author: Manish Kumar
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 471
Release: 2012-03-09
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 953510117X

Food security emerged as an issue in the first decade of the 21st Century, questioning the sustainability of the human race, which is inevitably related directly to the agricultural water management that has multifaceted dimensions and requires interdisciplinary expertise in order to be dealt with. The purpose of this book is to bring together and integrate the subject matter that deals with the equity, profitability and irrigation water pricing; modelling, monitoring and assessment techniques; sustainable irrigation development and management, and strategies for irrigation water supply and conservation in a single text. The book is divided into four sections and is intended to be a comprehensive reference for students, professionals and researchers working on various aspects of agricultural water management. The book seeks its impact from the diverse nature of content revealing situations from different continents (Australia, USA, Asia, Europe and Africa). Various case studies have been discussed in the chapters to present a general scenario of the problem, perspective and challenges of irrigation water use.

Economical, Political, and Social Issues in Water Resources

Economical, Political, and Social Issues in Water Resources
Author: Omid Bozorg-Haddad
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2021-07-14
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0323906923

Economical, Political, and Social Issues in Water Resources provides a fully comprehensive and interdisciplinary overview of all three factors in their relation to water resources. Economic issues consist of Water accounting, Water economy, Water pricing, Water market, Water bank and bourse. Political issues consist of Water power and hydrogemistry, Water diplomacy and hydropolitics, Water rights and water laws, Water governance and policy, Shared water resources management, Water management systems, and social issues consist of Water and culture, civilization and history, Water quality, hygiene, and health, Water and society. This book familiarizes researchers with all aspects of the field, which can lead to optimized and multidimensional water resources management. Some of abovementioned issues are new, so the other aim of this book is to identify them in order to researchers can easily find them and use them in their studies. - Includes diverse case studies from around the world - Presents contributions from global and diverse contributors with interdisciplinary backgrounds, including water engineers, scientists, planners the economic, political and social issues surrounding water - Contains in-depth definitions and concepts of each topic