Water and society / editors, D. W. Pepper & C. A. Brebbia.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

International Conference on Water and Society, Corporate Author.

Contributor:

Pepper, Darrell W.

Brebbia, C. A.

Conference Name:

International Conference on Water and Society (1st : 2011 : Las Vegas, Nev.)

International Conference on Water and Society

Series:

WIT transactions on ecology and the environment ; v. 153.

WIT transactions, 1746-448X ; [v. 153]

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Water--Social aspects--Congresses.

Water.

Water-supply--Congresses.

Water-supply.

Water--Pollution--Congresses.

Water resources development--Congresses.

Water resources development.

Sustainable development--Congresses.

Sustainable development.

Environmental sciences.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (577 p.)

Other Title:

Water & society

Place of Publication:

Southampton ; Boston : WIT, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book contains the papers presented at a conference co-organised by the University of Nevada-Las Vegas and the Wessex Institute of Technology to facilitate trans-disciplinary communication on issues related to the nature of water and its use and exploitation by society. With adequate water supply becoming a critical issue in more and more areas, there is a great and urgent need to bridge the gap between the broad spectrum of social sciences and humanistic disciplines and the specialists in physical and natural sciences, biology, environmental sciences, and health. Many issues are also tran

Contents:

Cover; Water and Society; Copyright Page; Preface; Contents; Section 1: The nature of water; Exclusion zone as intermediate between ice and water; Water and biological time keeping; Section 2: Water as the source of life; Gish Abay: the source of the Blue Nile; The numinosity of water; Section 3: Water as a human right; Green jobs, social dialogue and participatory governance for sustainable water policy reforms; Determinants of individual willingness to pay for quality water supply: the case of Wonji Shoa Sugar Estate, Ethiopia; Section 4: Water in a changing climate

Recurrent flood: effects of recent climatic variations on the city of Lagos and its environsThe impact of land use change on runoff and peak flood discharges for the Nyando River in Lake Victoria drainage basin, Kenya; Outlook of future discharge at the dam watershed considering climate change; Section 5: Future water demands and adaptation strategies; Exploring links between policy preferences for water reallocation and beliefs, values, attitudes, and social norms in Alberta, Canada; A step towards water conservation in the state of Kuwait

Preliminary analysis of the cost effectiveness of rainwater tanks rebate scheme in Greater Melbourne, AustraliaImpact of water degradation on ecosystem change and adaptation strategy for sustainable development; Sustainable water management: a case study at the Jacksonville Zoo; Greywater reuse in Saudi Arabia: current situation and future potential; Section 6: Water resources contamination; Understanding the acceptance of market-based instruments for the ecosystem service of water quality

Toxic waste dumping, water contamination, and people's disablement in semi-arid rural México: local water pond issues for the fair siting of a landfillBaseline investigation of Saudi seashore water concentrations along the Gulf of Aqaba; The transfer and accumulation of trace metals from the Wonderfonteinspruit into the surrounding environment; Waste management development to protect water resources in Niger Delta Region; Detoxification of hexavalent chromium Cr(VI) by Bacillus laterosporus and its application in Lebanese waste water

Application of α, β and γ cyclodextrin polyurethanes in the removal of size specific copper derivativesBioremediation of biomethanated distillery effluent before discharge to reduce contamination of aquatic sources; Section 7: Water, sanitation and health; Observing how 'system unto system runs': WATSAN, Dignity, Health, Education and Opportunity; Equity and access: community based water management in urban poor communities: an Indian case study; Household environmental problems in developing countries

The pollution of water resources and interventions to mitigate and control environmental impact

Notes:

Conference proceedings.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-79127-6

9786613701664

1-84564-557-X

OCLC:

798208286