water resource Articles
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Water, Cultural Diversity, and Global Environmental Change. Emerging Trends, Sustainable Futures?
This book tries to respond to a series of core questions, including among others: What are the roles that water plays in sustaining diverse forms of human sociocultural life? What roles do diverse human societies and cultures play in valuing, managing, preserving and using water and its associated ecosystems? What are the consequences of these resource relations in sustaining, or undermining the ...
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Water resourses management and natural environment changes in ancient Pleurona, Greece
The main point of the paper is to present the adaptation of ancient Pleurona to the natural environment and its changes as well as the means used by the inhabitants to exploit the available water resources to their advantage in the most efficient ways. The geomorphological profile and geoarcheological evidence present the study area. The presentation of water resources in ancient Pleurona is ...
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Dynamic simulation of water resource management focused on water allocation and water reclamation in Chinese mining cities
Mining cities have undergone the process of extensive exploitation, which always results in a series of water issues. Integrated water resource management is necessary in improving water supply, allocation and quality without damaging economic development. This article constructs a linear optimization model including a ‘Top-Down’ socio-economic mode, and ‘Bottom-Up’ water quality control and ...
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Forecast-based analysis for regional water supply and demand relationship by hybrid Markov chain models: a case study of Urumqi, China
A clear understanding of regional water supply and demand trend is crucial for proper water resources planning and management in water-deficient areas, especially for Northwest China. In this study, three hybrid stochastic models (Markov chain model, unbiased Grey-Markov model and Markov model based on quadratic programming) were developed separately for predicating the available water ...
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Biological nitrate removal from water resources
During the recent decades, the increasing trends in nitrate ion concentration in ground water sources have meant more research to find effective procedures for the prevention of even more water contamination by nitrogen sources. In this study a pilot was designed to examine the application of biological method for eliminating nitrate from the water of well No.903 of Mehrabad Airport, Tehran, ...
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The impact of water resource planning on water issues in Beijing, China
Water has become a critically important resource in Beijing. In this study, a systematic analysis of changes in conditions related to water resources in Beijing since 1949 was performed. These include changes in water quantity and quality, water disasters, as well as an analysis of the evolution of water resource planning in Beijing over this period of time. Also, past approaches to ...
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Adapting to Climate Change in Transboundary Water Management
Observational evidence from all continents and most oceans shows that many natural systems are being affected by anthropogenic climate changes. One of those affected systems is the hydrological cycle which encompasses water availability and water quality as well as water services (IPCC, 2007). Adaptation to climate change is, consequently, of urgent importance. The impacts will certainly vary ...
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Case Study - Water Resources Planning - Grand Forks, British Columbia
Piteau Associates was tasked with developing a plan for preservation of water quality of public water supply wells within the community of Grand Forks, Columbia. They constructed a database of water quality and utilized EnviroInsite to show the spatial distribution and water quality trends of natural and anthropogenic ...
By EI LLC
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Innovation in water legislation in Italy: ecosystem protection and stakeholders participation
Main innovations in the field of water management and pollution control, introduced by legislation in Italy in the last decade, derive from a few general social trends, such as the awareness of the need for environmental protection and demand for improved public services management. In particular, two innovative principles, namely the sustainability of water use and the stakeholders' ...
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Issues concerning spectral analysis of water samples for monitoring and treatment of public water resources
Experimental measurements conducted in the laboratory, involving hyperspectral analysis of water samples taken from public water resources, have motivated a re-evaluation of issues concerning the potential application of this type of analysis for water monitoring, treatment and evaluation prior to filtration. One issue concerns hyperspectral monitoring of contaminants with respect to types and ...
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Microbial source tracking in highly vulnerable karst drinking water resources
Water resources situated in areas with underlying karst geology are particularly vulnerable to fecal pollution. In such vulnerable systems, microbial source tracking (MST) methods are useful tools to elucidate the pathways of both animal and human fecal pollution, leading to more accurate water use risk assessments. Here, we describe the application of a MST toolbox using both ...
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The open real-time control (RTC)-Tools software framework for modeling RTC in water resources sytems
Real-time control-Tools is a novel software framework for modeling real-time control and decision support in water resources systems. It integrates different control paradigms ranging from simple feedback control strategies with triggers, operating rules and controllers to advanced optimization-based approaches such as model predictive control (MPC). A key feature of the package is the modular ...
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Water Pollution
Water pollution is a major global problem that requires ongoing evaluation and revision of water resource policy at all levels (from international down to individual aquifers and wells). It has been suggested that it is the leading worldwide cause of deaths and diseases, and that it accounts for the deaths of more than 14,000 people daily. In addition to the acute problems of water pollution in ...
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Managed aquifer recharge with reclaimed water: approaches to a European guidance framework
Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) with reclaimed water plays a particular role in water stress mitigation, due to both the large potential benefits achieved in terms of sustainable water resources management as well as the complexity of the planning and implementation. This paper focuses on the role of policy in establishing water quality related legal frameworks that are crucial for MAR ...
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Yorkshire Water Develops Environmental Profit and Loss Account Case Study
The EP&L was created in partnership with Trucost, the global leader in natural capital valuation. By putting a monetary value on positive and negative environmental impacts, companies can better manage the challenges posed by climate change, resource scarcity and a growing population. Yorkshire Water wanted to investigate the potential of natural capital valuation to deliver insights for its ...
By Trucost Plc
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Domestic well database development and integration into a GIS: an approach for managing ground water resources
Connecticut is dominated by rural communities which rely upon individual domestic wells in fractured crystalline bedrock for water supply. The individualized nature of ground water usage has made ground water resource planning on a regional or townwide basis non-existent. In recent years there has been increased development and concerns expressed regarding the sustainability of the fractured ...
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Water resources: quantity and flows — SOER 2010 thematic assessment
Europe's freshwaters are affected by water scarcity, droughts and floods; by major modifications by dams, weirs and sluices, which reduce connectivity; by straightening and canalisation; and disconnection of floodplains. Different uses of water related to sectoral policies, including irrigation, bioenergy and hydropower, and inland water navigation, are affecting the quantitative status of water ...
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Evolution of rainwater harvesting and use in Crete, Hellas, through the millennia
The low water availability in several regions of southeastern Hellas and particularly in several islands, such as Crete, has resulted in the construction of various types of water reservoir for collection and storage of rainwater, since their very early habitation. Since then, technologies for the construction and use of several types of cisterns have been developed. In Crete during the ...
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What is Industrial Water Reuse & Why Is It Important?
Pressure on water resources not only in the USA but across the world are leading to increasing water scarcity concerns among companies and communities alike that are competing for suitable quantities of water. From the US west coast to Africa and Asia, water scarcity has become the primary driver for water reuse initiatives alongside desalination strategies. Water professionals in these water ...
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Research: How Can Water Resources Better Support Businesses & Communities?
The water crisis is largely inescapable these days, whether you live in sub-Saharan Africa where millions of people still lack access to basic water and sanitation services, or whether you live in Scotland where water scarcity has started becoming national news on an increasingly regular basis. There is a common misconception that water stress and scarcity will only affect the hotter, drier and ...
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