Water Resources: Health, Environment and Development / Edition 1

by Brian Kay

Overview

This collection addresses the complexities of water management and the impact of environmental developments such as dams, reservoirs and irrigation schemes on public health.
The main focus of the book is on vector-borne diseases such as malaria, arboviruses (dengue and encephalitides) and snail- borne schistosomiasis. These are examined from a wide range of intersectoral perspectives which encompass disciplines with often conflicting interests, for instance agriculture, aquaculture, urban development, social development, water management and recreation. The book explains developmental processes, such as the construction of man-made lakes, and addresses broad practical and policy-making issues. Most importantly, the book offers many innovative solutions to assist readers who work in the water industry, whether through administration or science and engineering disciplines.
Contributions from an international team of experts provide numerous case studies from around the world (Australia, Indonesia, Thailand, USA), which illustrate both poor and successful water management. The contributors provide historical and current coverage of the environmental and health issues prevalent in the field, but also gaze prospectively on the future development of constructed wetlands, aquaculture, urban development and funding agency policies, with the view to managing water resources more effectively and safely.
This authoritative and comprehensive book is written in an accessible, non-technical manner and will be of interest to those involved in various aspects of water management and delivery, whether biologically skilled or not.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780419222903
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/17/1998
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	268
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Brian Kay

Table of Contents

Foreword. Reservoirs, Environmental Processes, Management and Policy. Environmental Indicators of Healthy Water Resources. Water Resources Development and Health: The Policy Perspective. Water Resources Development: Policy Perspectives of the Food and Agriculture Organization in Relation to Food Security. Context and Principles of Environmental Health Impact Assessment. Health Opportunity Assessment in Water Resource Development. Health Opportunities in Water Resources Development: A Course Promoting Intersectoral Collaboration. Ord River Irrigation Area: The Effect of Dam Construction and Irrigation on the Incidence of Murray Valley Encephalitis Virus. Safe Management of the Ross River Dam, Northern Australia, in Relation to Recreation and Health. Artificial Wetlands and Mosquito Control in Australia. Environmental Concerns and Recreational Development in Relation to Public Health Issues Associated with Water Resource Projects of the Tennessee Valley Authority. The Tennessee Valley Authority Programme to Control Mosquitoes in Fresh Water Impoundments and Wetlands. Aquaculutre, Anophelines and Environmental Solutions from Indonesia. Socioeconomic and Health Impacts of Water Resources Development in Thailand. Urban Water Resource Problems in Vector-Borne Disease with Special Reference to Dengue Viruses. Index.