The River Dragon Has Come!

The River Dragon Has Come!
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Publisher : M.E. Sharpe
Total Pages : 280
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ISBN-10 : 0765602059
ISBN-13 : 9780765602053
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Book Synopsis The River Dragon Has Come! by : John Thibodeau

Download or read book The River Dragon Has Come! written by John Thibodeau and published by M.E. Sharpe. This book was released on 1998 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents essays and field reports assessing the impact of the Three Gorges dam now under construction at Sandouping in China's Hubei Province, revealing deep-rooted problems with the project that the government is attempting to suppress. Opponents of the dam discuss issues including safety, population resettlement, environment and economic impact, loss of cultural antiquities, military considerations, and lessons learned from dam disasters of the past. Includes bandw photos. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Yangtze! Yangtze!

Yangtze! Yangtze!
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Publisher : London ;$aToronto : Earthscan
Total Pages : 332
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015033779292
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Book Synopsis Yangtze! Yangtze! by : Qing Dai

Download or read book Yangtze! Yangtze! written by Qing Dai and published by London ;$aToronto : Earthscan. This book was released on 1994 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

River Town

River Town
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Publisher : Harper Collins
Total Pages : 382
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ISBN-10 : 9780062028983
ISBN-13 : 0062028987
Rating : 4/5 (83 Downloads)

Book Synopsis River Town by : Peter Hessler

Download or read book River Town written by Peter Hessler and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2010-09-21 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Notable Book Winner of the Kiriyama Book Prize In the heart of China's Sichuan province, amid the terraced hills of the Yangtze River valley, lies the remote town of Fuling. Like many other small cities in this ever-evolving country, Fuling is heading down a new path of change and growth, which came into remarkably sharp focus when Peter Hessler arrived as a Peace Corps volunteer, marking the first time in more than half a century that the city had an American resident. Hessler taught English and American literature at the local college, but it was his students who taught him about the complex processes of understanding that take place when one is immersed in a radically different society. Poignant, thoughtful, funny, and enormously compelling, River Town is an unforgettable portrait of a city that is seeking to understand both what it was and what it someday will be.

Reservoir Sedimentation

Reservoir Sedimentation
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Publisher : Elsevier
Total Pages : 233
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ISBN-10 : 9780080870205
ISBN-13 : 0080870201
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Book Synopsis Reservoir Sedimentation by : G.W. Annandale

Download or read book Reservoir Sedimentation written by G.W. Annandale and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 1987-01-01 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Research on reservoir sedimentation in recent years has been aimed mainly at water resources projects in developing countries. These countries, especially in Africa, often have to cope with long droughts, flash floods and severe erosion problems. Large reservoir capacities are required to capture water provided by flash floods so as to ensure the supply of water in periods of drought. The problem arising however is that these floods, due to their tremendous stream power, carry enormous volumes of sediment which, due to the size of reservoirs, are virtually deposited in toto in the reservoir basin, leading to fast deterioration of a costly investment. Accurate forecasting of reservoir behaviour is therefore of the utmost importance.This book fills a gap in current literature by providing in one volume comprehensive coverage of techniques required to practically investigate the effects sediment deposition in reservoirs has on the viability of water resources projects. Current techniques for practically estimating sediment yield from catchments, estimating the volume of sediment expected to deposit in reservoirs, predicting sediment distribution and calculating scour downstream of reservoirs are evaluated and presented. The liberal use of diagrams and graphs to explain the various techniques enhances understanding and makes practical application simple. A major feature of the book is the application of stream power theory to explain the process of reservoir sedimentation and to develop four new methods for predicting sediment distribution in reservoirs.The book is primarily directed at practising engineers involved in the planning and design of water resources projects and at post-graduate students interested in this field of study.

The World's Water 2008-2009

The World's Water 2008-2009
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Publisher : Island Press
Total Pages : 422
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ISBN-10 : 9781597269667
ISBN-13 : 1597269662
Rating : 4/5 (67 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The World's Water 2008-2009 by : Peter H. Gleick

Download or read book The World's Water 2008-2009 written by Peter H. Gleick and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2013-03-05 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Produced biennially, The World’s Water provides a timely examination of the key issues surrounding freshwater resources and their use. Each new volume identifies and explains the most significant trends worldwide, and offers the best data available on a variety of topics related to water. The 2008-2009 volume features overview chapters on: • water and climate change • water in China • status of the Millennium Development Goals for water • peak water • efficient urban water use • business reporting on water This new volume contains an updated chronology of global conflicts associated with water, as well as brief reviews of issues regarding desalination, the Salton Sea, and the Three Gorges Dam. From the world’s leading authority on water issues, The World’s Water is the most comprehensive and up-to-date source of information and analysis on freshwater resources and the political, economic, scientific, and technological issues associated with them. It is an essential reference for water resource professionals in government agencies and nongovernmental organizations, researchers, students, and anyone concerned with water and its use.

Risks and Reconstruction

Risks and Reconstruction
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Publisher : World Bank Publications
Total Pages : 508
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ISBN-10 : 0821344447
ISBN-13 : 9780821344446
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Book Synopsis Risks and Reconstruction by : Michael M. Cernea

Download or read book Risks and Reconstruction written by Michael M. Cernea and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a multidimensional comparative analysis of two large groups of the world's displaced populations : resettlers uprooted by development and refugees fleeing military conflicts or natural calamities. The authors explore common central issues: the condition of being "displaced," the risks of impoverishment and destitu-tion, the rights and entitlements of those uprooted, and, most important, the means of reconstruction of their livelihoods. (Adapté de l'Introduction).

Integrated Water Environment Treatment

Integrated Water Environment Treatment
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Publisher : CRC Press
Total Pages : 263
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ISBN-10 : 9781000316629
ISBN-13 : 1000316629
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Book Synopsis Integrated Water Environment Treatment by : Xiaoling Lei

Download or read book Integrated Water Environment Treatment written by Xiaoling Lei and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2021-01-30 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the rapid development of Chinese urbanization in the 21st century, "urban diseases" become more serious, mainly manifested in water environmental pollution, urban flooding, water shortage, and deterioration of water ecology. It is necessary to establish a modern rainwater management system, scientifically solve the problem of excess urban rainwater and to improve water environment quality. Improvement of water environment quality is conducive to the ecological function of a sponge city. Sponge city construction has contributed to control non-point source pollution. Sponge systems cause the stagnation and purification of rainwater runoff, which is an important guarantee for water environment quality. This monograph summarizes theories and practices of the integrated water environment treatment in Chongqing, a typical representative mountainous city in the Three Gorges Reservoir Region. Based on the mountainous terrain and unique water environment characteristics in the Three Gorges Reservoir Region, the monograph analyzes measures and difficulties in the basin water environment integrated treatment. Moreover, the monograph makes suggestions for risk management amid drainage systems during the COVID-19 epidemic.