Principles of Water Resources: History, Development, Management, and Policy

By Thomas V. Cech

Book Overview

A comprehensive look at our most precious resource With its broad coverage of the history of water availability and use, as well as government development, management, and policy of water usage, Thomas Cech's Principles of Water Resources, Second Edition is ideal for students from a wide range of backgrounds. Throughout the text, interesting sidebars, policy issues, and closer looks at past and present examples of water use bring the material to life. Now updated and revised, this Second Edition features a new chapter on the economics of water, revised maps and photos, a new boxed feature titled Our Environment, a new guest essay on desalination by Dr. Fares Howari of United Arab Emirates University, and more. Features * Rich in content * Comprehensive in scope * Straightforward, engaging style * Case studies * Attractive photos and maps * Numerous sidebar discussions * International perspective * Extensive definitions * Discussion questions * Chapter-by-chapter glossary * Internet links * Multidisciplinary approach Visit the accompanying website (www.wiley.com/college/cech) for: * Line art in PowerPoint * Sample exams * Student research papers

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 047148475X
• ISBN13: 9780471484752
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 488 Pages
• Weight: 2.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.5" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

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Fantastic Overview to Water Resource Engineering

This book gives a fantastic overview of water resources and how they came to be. I have used this book as a student, teacher and consultant reference. It definitely fills a void in current literature. I also agree with the Bon Jovi review regarding content and layout - fantastic!