Water Resources Distribution, Use, and Management

PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF WATER AND WATER MANAGEMENT. The Water Problem. The Hydrologic Cycle. Elements of the Hydrologic Cycle. SOCIETAL USES OF WATER RESOURCES. Municipal, Industrial, and Agricultural Uses of Water. Multi-Purpose Reservoirs and Water Needs for Power, Navigation, and Recreation. OBTAINING ADDITIONAL SUPPLIES OF WATER. Weather Modification and Saline Water Conversion. More Water Through Vegetation Control and Water Harvesting. Waste Water Renovation and Interbasin Transfers. MANAGEMENT OF WATER: LEGAL, POLITICAL, ECONOMIC. Water Laws. Water Resources Legislation and the Management of Water Resources. MERGING THE PHYSICAL, HUMAN, ECONOMIC, AND POLITICAL ASPECTS OF WATER. Floods. Drought. THE FUTURE. Future Directions in Water Resources Management. References. Subject and Author Indexes.Mather, John R. is the author of 'Water Resources Distribution, Use, and Management' with ISBN 9780471894018 and ISBN 047189401X.