{"product_id":"water-isbn-9781118797181","title":"Water","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA holistic approach to humanity’s global use and management of water resources\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eWater: Our Sustainable and Unsustainable Use\u003c\/i\u003e, distinguished environmental researcher Edward Bellinger delivers an unbiased and scientifically accurate exploration of every major area of the management and use of water by human beings. Readers will benefit from a coordinated and holistic approach to the subject, including sections covering needs, availability, governance, public health engineering, economics, the potential effects of climate change, water management, and sustainability, allowing the reader to understand the big picture of global water use under conditions of declining water resources. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAssuming only basic knowledge in hydrology, \u003ci\u003eWater: Our Sustainable and Unsustainable Use\u003c\/i\u003e is international in scope and includes case studies from across the globe. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book also offers: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA thorough introduction to human and ecological water needs and how they interact\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA discussion of available water resources and systemic problems of water quality\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA comprehensive analysis of the human water footprint and factors driving water demand in modern society\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn overview of the technological aspects of drinking water supply and sanitation, as well as the governance and management of water\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for undergraduate and graduate students studying hydrology and related subjects, \u003ci\u003eWater: Our Sustainable and Unsustainable Use\u003c\/i\u003e will also earn a place in the libraries of administrators, regulators, and economists involved in water resources management, as well as conservationists and ecologists. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Author xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Our History with Water: What Can Be Learned from Past Water-based Communities 7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMesopotamia 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQanats 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEgypt 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAncient Greece 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClassical Greece and Roman 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRoman Empire 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAncient American Civilisations 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome of the Changes from the Thirteenth to Nineteenth Centuries 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Can We Learn from These Ancient Approaches to Water Management? 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Water Movement in Time and Space 31\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAtmospheric Water, Clouds and Precipitation 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpatial Variations in Precipitation and Run-off 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGroundwater 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWater Movement Through Evaporation and Precipitation 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlaciers, Ice Fields and Snow Melt 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGroundwater 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRivers, Lakes and Reservoirs 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRivers 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLakes 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLakes and Reservoirs 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Human Needs and Water Demands. How Much Water Do We Need? 63\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOur Basic Water Needs 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOur Right to Water 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBasic Water Requirements 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFactors Driving Water Demand 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWater Withdrawals and Use in the United States 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSectoral Water Demand and Consumption 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAgriculture 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnergy 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndustry 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHumans and Human Settlements 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWater Abstractions and Use in Europe 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Water Resources 93\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Driving Forces Behind the Global Climate 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvaporation and Precipitation 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlacier and Snowmelt 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGroundwater 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSurface Freshwater Resources 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLakes and Reservoirs 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSand Dams 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRainwater and Fog Harvesting 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRainwater Harvesting for Domestic Use 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRainwater Quality 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFloods and Droughts 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFloods 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDroughts 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Water Scarcity 135\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Is Water Scarcity? 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOur Right to Water 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWater Availability, Demand and Allocation 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndustry Demands 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMunicipal Water Demands 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWater Demands for Agriculture 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEstimating Freshwater Availability and Scarcity Using Indices 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFalkenmark Index 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWater Poverty Index (WPI) 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAccess 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWater Quality and Availability 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWater for Agriculture and Other Productive Activities 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCapacity to Manage Water 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnvironmental Aspects 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions of Spatial Scale 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Social Water Stress Index 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWater Resources Vulnerability Index (WRVI) 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWater Resources Availability and Food (Especially Cereals Imports) 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex of Local Relative Water Use and Reuse 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWatershed Sustainability Index and Water Resources Vulnerability Index 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnvironmental Sustainability Index (ESI) 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Water Quality: Some Management and Use Issues 169\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdded Nutrients and Eutrophication 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhosphorus 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eControlling Nutrient Inputs 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNitrogen 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEutrophication and Harmful Algal Blooms 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMitigation of Nitrogen and Phosphorus Inputs to the Environment 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArtificial Mixing 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDredging 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlgicides 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExamples of European and United States Regulations and Regulatory Authorities Responsible for Water 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLocal Water Agencies 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMunicipal Water Departments 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWater and Sewer Districts 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFlood-control Districts 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMutual Ditch and Irrigation Companies 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegional Water Agencies 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConservancy Districts 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNatural Resource Districts 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGroundwater Management Districts as in Kansas 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eState Water Agencies 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMultistate Water Agencies 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMissouri River Basin Association 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Ogallala Aquifer 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Drinking Water Treatment 221\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAims for Provision of Drinking Water and Sanitation 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrinking Water Treatment 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePre-treatment 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScreens 241\u003c\/p\u003e 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Radiation 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOzone 279\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChlorine 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDisinfection By-products of Chlorination 283\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSodium Hypochlorite and Calcium Hypochlorite Disinfectants 283\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeneral Considerations for Disinfection 284\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 285\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Wastewater Treatment 291\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreliminary Treatment: Screening and Grit Removal 296\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStorm Water 298\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrimary Sedimentation 298\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivated Sludge (AS) Process 299\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiffused Air 299\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSurface Aeration 301\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVertical Shaft Rotors 301\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHorizontal Shaft Aerators 302\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMixed Liquor Suspended Solids 304\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBiological Filtration 304\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePossible Problems with Filters 308\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHumus Tanks (Secondary Sedimentation Tanks) 309\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRotating Biological Contactors (RBC) 310\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSludge Treatment and Disposal 311\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWaste Stabilisation Pond Treatment 312\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnaerobic Ponds 314\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFacultative Ponds 314\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaturation Ponds 315\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWater Storage and Treatment Reservoirs 315\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConstructed Wetlands (CWs) 316\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVertical Flow Wetlands 318\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeptic Tanks 321\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDisposal of Sewage Sludge 322\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIncineration 322\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDisposal to Land 323\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDisposal to Agriculture 324\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 327\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Climate Change and Its Implications for Freshwater in the Future 331\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImpacts on Human Settlements 338\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrecipitation 340\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStreamflow 342\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGroundwater 344\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChanges in Water Quality 344\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDroughts 345\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClimate Change and Freshwater and Terrestrial Ecosystems 348\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInland Fisheries 350\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEffects on Agriculture and Food 352\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 354\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Sustainability: The Way Ahead and Can We Achieve It – A Summary 361\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVirtual Water and Water Footprint 365\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReducing Water Demand 367\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDomestic Water Saving Strategies 370\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 373\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 377\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 383\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdward G. Bellinger\u003c\/b\u003e is the former Chair of the Department of Environmental Sciences and Policy at Central European University in Vienna (Austria). He is the former Director of Pollution and Environmental Studies in the School of Biological Sciences at Manchester University (UK).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA holistic approach to humanity's global use and management of water resources\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eWater: Our Sustainable and Unsustainable Use,\u003c\/i\u003e distinguished environmental researcher Edward G. Bellinger delivers an unbiased and scientifically accurate exploration of every major area of the management and use of water by human beings. 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