Description:
This two-volume set addresses the cornerstones of water sustainability: management and technology. It presents best practices and emerging technologies and strategies that facilitate water sustainability. The first volume covers strategy and management issues, such as water resource planning, water resource supply systems and use patterns, policy making, and implementation of proper regulations. It discusses best management practices for water resource allocation, groundwater protection, and water quality assurance, especially for rural, arid, and underdeveloped regions of the world. The second volume covers cost-effective water treatment and reclamation technologies strategy. Emphasis is placed on emerging nanotechnology, biotechnology, and IT applications as well as sustainable processes and products.
Review Quotes:
"A very well written and arranged, easy to read reference book by notable experts in the subject of water management and technology for sustainability."
-- Dickson Ozokwelu, US Department of Energy, Bowie, Washington, D.C., USA
"The two-volume set Sustainable Water Management and Technologies, edited and compiled by Daniel Chen, covers a broad spectrum of current-day issues and challenges in water resource management and stewardship arising from increased demand for energy, food, and water, and the rapid expansion of new technologies for energy production via Shale gas and unconventional hydrocarbons. Topics include current best practices for water purification and management, plus emerging developments in nano and biotechnology, as well as advanced separations to address future needs. It is what a handbook should be, a go-to reference set to provide background and grounding for a highly important area of science and technology."
-- Joseph B. Powell, Shell, Houston, Texas, USA