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Showing 1 to 20 of 503 for “"Water Resource"”.
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Essays in water resource economics
… presents three studies on the economics of water use and quality. The first two chapters analyze farmers' irrigation behavior both empirically and theoretically. Finally, the third chapter looks at how effective regulations are in changing firms' water polluting behavior. In chapter 1, I …
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Criteria for an effective water resource planning process
In examining the present status of water resource planning in the Pacific Northwest, numerous critical inadequacies become readily apparent. One method of minimizing some of these inadequacies is through administrative reorganization. Realizing this there have been many different reorganization …
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Evaluation of water resource management systems in eThekwini Municipality
Dissertation submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering in Construction Management and Quantity Surveying, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2024.
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Sustainable water resource and environmental management in Developing Countries
Water supply service delivery has been recognised as a complex challenge facing communities in developing countries. Its particularly serious in sub-Saharan Africa where a significant proportion of the population still lack basic access to safe drinking water supply. Over the years, many externally …
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Water resource management by the ancient Maya of Yucatan, Mexico
… projects. Most researchers mention water resources in their reports, but no attempt has been made to study water resource management on a regional scale as an adaptive strategy that enabled the ancient Maya to inhabit a seemingly forbidding environment. Using the latest computer …
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Water resource decision making in the Western Cape system analysis
Water resource decision making in Greater Cape Town is characterised by numerous, often conflicting goals. Among these are ensuring engineering feasibility and flexibility of supply, maximising water yield, minimising costs and minimising negative environmental and social impacts. Furthermore, in …
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Exploring Topic Modeling in The Domain of Integrated Water Resource Management
… Integrated Environmental Assessment (IEA). Water resources and there utilization play an important role in achieving these goals at all levels from global to local. Sustainability of a water resource is of paramount importance for achieving United Nations long-term development goals. …
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Semantics orientated spatial temporal data mining for water resource decision support
Water resource management is becoming more complex and relies heavily on computer software processing to help data queries for common and rare patterns for analyzing critical water events. For example, it is vital for decision makers to know if certain types of water quality problems are isolated …
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Managing Complex Water Resource Systems for Ecological Integrity: Evaluating Tradeoffs and Uncertainty
Water resource systems often contain numerous components that are intertwined or contradictory, such as power production, water delivery, recreation, and environmental needs. This complexity makes it difficult to holistically assess management alternatives. In addition, hydroclimatic and ecological …
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Simulating Water Resource Systems as a Set of Loosely Integrated Model Components
… that aid engineers and scientists in answering water resources research and management questions. To date, many of these questions have been isolated to parts of the overall system, and as a result, so have the majority of models. Current management policies and scientific questions require a …
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An illustration of changing paradigms in water resource management in South Africa
… features of shifting paradigms in South African Water legislation over the past hundred years and aligns these changes in legislation with established world views in water resource management. A comparative analysis is used to describe and compare how changes in South African water legislation …
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Institutional dimensions of water resource management in South Africa : socio-cultural perspectives
Water is an essential resource in everyday life and if managed properly can help alleviate the day to day struggles that most South Africans face. The transition to democracy in South Africa required a process of law reform that saw old acts abolished to make way for new legislation that …
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Institutional dimensions of water resource management in South Africa: socio-cultural perspectives
Water is an essential resource in everyday life and if managed properly can help alleviate the day to day struggles that most South Africans face. The transition to democracy in South Africa required a process of law reform that saw old acts abolished to make way for new legislation that …
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Water resource options for sustainable development in the Pilbara region of Western Australia
Water resources management in the Pilbara region of Western Australia is vital to industry, economy and the environment. This dissertation has aimed to develop a comprehensive hydrological and hydrogeological assessment of water resources in the Yandi mine area located in the Weeli Wolli Creek …
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Inexact Two-Stage Fuzzy Chance- Constrained Programming for Water Resource Management under Uncertainties
… Basin. The Heshui River provides the primary water resource for local economic activities. In recent years, there has been an increase in water demand in Yongxin County due to rapid economic development and rapid population growth. Water quality management has also been a major concern for …
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Scientifically Based Water Resource Management and Environmental Quality Planning: Barry/Stone Counties, Missouri
Protection of the quality of valuable water and other environmental resources in the Mark Twain National Forest, located in Barry and Stone Counties, Missouri may be effected through application of a three pronged planning approach. This methodology includes 1) an integrated, comprehensive …
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