Water Supply And Environmental Management

by Mohan Munasinghe

Overview

In the light of the need for decisionmakers in developing countries to adopt a systematic and rational approach to water supply planning, this book provides a comprehensive and balanced treatment of water policy analysis and planning in the context of environmentally sustainable development.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367213480
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/17/2019
Pages:	472
Product dimensions:	5.75(w) x 8.88(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

1. Introduction and Overview 2. An Integrated Approach to Water Resource Management 3. Economic Evaluation of Water Supply Projects and Programs 4. Water Supply Systems and Their Optimization 5. Environmental Issues in Water Management 6. Incorporating Environmental Concerns into Decision making 7. Demand Analysis and Forecasting 8. Pricing Policy 9. Rural and Low-Cost Water Supply 10. Africa: Economic Analysis of a Typical Water Supply Project 11. Brazil: National Water Supply Policy and Evaluation of the Sao Paulo Water Utility 12. Brazil: Water Pricing Policy and Marginal Costs 13. Philippines: Management of Groundwater Depletion and Saline Intrusion

Editorial Reviews

The Water Policy and Management series has, in the last several years, featured studies relating to irrigation and related issues of farmer participation in developing countries. This volume is the first in the series to address the crucial issue of potable water development. It provides broad coverage of the state of Third World potable water development, methodologies for project optimization and evaluation, and illustrative case studies. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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