Water resources engineering / edited by Sawyer Lopez.

Contributor(s):

Lopez, Sawyer [editor]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: New York : Larsen & Keller, c2017 Description: viii, 218 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781635495485 (paperback)

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

TC145 W29 2017

Online resources:

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Contents:

Introduction to water resources -- Various water resources -- Study of fresh water -- Understanding storm water -- Water integration system -- Irrigation strategies and concepts -- Water conservation: a global issue -- Conflicts on water resources -- Shared vision planning: a different approach -- Laws and politics related to water resources.

Summary: "This book provides comprehensive insights about water resources. It attempts to understand the multiple branches that fall under this discipline and how such concepts have uses in our environment. Water resources refer to the naturally occurring water bodies, which are useful in industrial, agricultural, household and environmental activities. This book picks up individual branches and explains their need and contribution in the context of growing economy. The aim of this text is to provide the students the basic ideal of this field. It is a compilation of chapters that discuss the most vital concepts in the field of water resources and its necessity and management. Coherent flow of topics, student-friendly language and extensive use of examples make this textbook and invaluable source of knowledge."--Back cover

List(s) this item appears in: Print Books 2022

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Materials specified	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Books	Ladislao N. Diwa Memorial Library Reserve Section	Non-fiction	RUS TC145 W29 2017 (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Room use only	78030		00078977

Includes index.

Introduction to water resources -- Various water resources -- Study of fresh water --
Understanding storm water -- Water integration system -- Irrigation strategies and concepts -- Water conservation: a global issue -- Conflicts on water resources --
Shared vision planning: a different approach -- Laws and politics related to water resources.

"This book provides comprehensive insights about water resources. It attempts to understand the multiple branches that fall under this discipline and how such concepts have uses in our environment. Water resources refer to the naturally occurring water bodies, which are useful in industrial, agricultural, household and environmental activities. This book picks up individual branches and explains their need and contribution in the context of growing economy. The aim of this text is to provide the students the basic ideal of this field. It is a compilation of chapters that discuss the most vital concepts in the field of water resources and its necessity and management. Coherent flow of topics, student-friendly language and extensive use of examples make this textbook and invaluable source of knowledge."--Back cover

Fund 164 New Century Books & Gen. Mdse Purchased 10/30/2019 78030 NEJ PHP 3,996.00 2019-10-780 2019-1-0682

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