Economical, Political, and Social Issues in Water Resources

Erscheinungsjahr 2021
ISBN: 978-0-323-90567-1
Verlag: William Andrew Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 294 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 480 g

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bozorg-Haddad, Omid

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Umwelttechnik | Umwelttechnologie Wasserversorgung, Wasseraufbereitung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Water Accounting 2. Water economy 3. Water Pricing 4. Water Market 5. Water bank and bourse 6. Geopolitics 7. Waterpower 8. Water diplomacy 9. International Water rights and laws 10. Water Policy and Governance 11. Shared Water Resources Management 12. Water Management Systems 13. Water and culture 14. Water quality, hygiene, and health 15. Water and society

Über Autor(innen)

Bozorg-Haddad, Omid
Dr. Omid Bozorg-Haddad is a distinguished professor at the University of Tehran, Iran. His teaching and research interests include water resources, energy, and environmental systems analysis, engineering, planning, and management as well as application of simulation techniques and optimization algorithms in water related systems. He has published more than 40 books and book chapters, 300 journal and 200 conference papers. He has also supervised more than 100 M.Sc. thesis and Ph.D. dissertations.