Environmental History of Water - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Environmental History of Water write by Petri S. Juuti. This book was released on 2007-02-01. Environmental History of Water available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The World Water Development Report 2003 pointed out the extensive problem that: 'Sadly, the tragedy of the water crisis is not simply a result of lack of water but is, essentially, one of poor water governance.' Cross-sectional and historical intra-national and international comparisons have been recognized as a valuable method of study in different sectors of human life, including technologies and governance. Environmental History of Water fills this gap, with its main focus being on water and sanitation services and their evolution. Altogether 34 authors have written 30 chapters for this multidisciplinary book which divides into four chronological parts, from ancient cultures to the challenges of the 21st century, each with its introduction and conclusions written by the editors. The authors represent such disciplines as history of technology, history of public health, public policy, development studies, sociology, engineering and management sciences. This book emphasizes that the history of water and sanitation services is strongly linked to current water management and policy issues, as well as future implications. Geographically the book consists of local cases from all inhabited continents. The key penetrating themes of the book include especially population growth, health, water consumption, technological choices and governance. There is great need for general, long-term analysis at the global level. Lessons learned from earlier societies help us to understand the present crisis and challenges. This new book, Environmental History of Water, provides this analysis by studying these lessons.
Environmental and Water Resources History
Environmental and Water Resources History - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Environmental and Water Resources History write by Jerry R. Rogers. This book was released on 2003. Environmental and Water Resources History available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Annotation Twenty-four contributions address the history of various government and academic organizations that have played a role in the nation's water resources and environmental activities. Papers address topics including environmental engineering history and developments, hydraulic engineering pioneers, Bureau of Reclamation history and developments, university water and hydraulic education and research, hydrology and water resource planning, and an invited paper discussing the history of life on the Coosa, Tallapoosa, Cahaba, and Alabama rivers. Six contributions discuss the formation of the Environmental and Water Resources Institute (EWRI) and the history of ASCE technical divisions and codes and standards activities. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
Water Resources and Environmental History
Water Resources and Environmental History - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Water Resources and Environmental History write by Jerry R. Rogers. This book was released on 2004. Water Resources and Environmental History available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Water Resources and Environmental History is a collection of historical articles that cover the existence and function of early water projects and origins of some of today's greatest water systems. Water and sedimentation topics extend back to the Greek and Roman Eras, the ancestral Puebloans who lived in southwestern Colorado 1,200 years ago, and the Incas who constructed Machu Picchu. The unique diversity of topics covered include: construction of the Suez Canal, a photo essay of the Strawberry Valley Project, history of the Bureau of Reclamation's dam design, historical perspectives on existing hydrologic and hydraulic programs, hydraulic laboratories, and engineering libraries. Practicing engineers, students, historians, and anyone interested in the origins of some of today's greatest water systems will benefit from reading this book.
Environmental and Water Resources
Environmental and Water Resources - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Environmental and Water Resources write by Jerry R. Rogers. This book was released on 2007. Environmental and Water Resources available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This collection contains 18 papers presented at the Fourth National EWRI History Symposium, Environmental and Water Resources Institute Congress, held in Tampa, Florida, May 15-19, 2007.
The Basic Environmental History
The Basic Environmental History - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Basic Environmental History write by Mauro Agnoletti. This book was released on 2014-10-15. The Basic Environmental History available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book is an introductory instrument to the main themes of environmental history, illustrating its development over time, methodological implications, results achieved and those still under discussion. But the overriding aspiration is to show that the doubts, methods and knowledge elaborated by environmental history have a heuristic value that is far from negligible precisely in its attitude to the most consolidated major historiography. For this reason, this book gives an overview of environmental history as it is an essential component of the basic knowledge of global history. At the same time, it introduces specific aspects which are useful both for anyone wanting to deepen his/her studies of environmental historiography and for those interested in one of the many disciplinary areas – from rural history to urban history, from the history of technology to the history of public health, etc. with which environmental history develops a dialogue.
