Global ETD Search
Search theses and dissertations gathered from participating repositories worldwide. Every result links back to the library that holds it. No account is needed.
Results
Showing 1 to 20 of 67 for “"water shortage"”.
-
Vulnerability of U.S. river basins to water shortage over the 21st century
… the United States may cause a decrease in freshwater availability and an increase in water demand. These trends may lead to more frequent water shortage conditions when water demand exceeds water supply. The enhanced characterizations of changes in both long‐term anomalies such as aridity and …
-
Effects of water shortage on the health of women at Mpheni Village, Vhembe District
Water shortage is a situation wherein there is inadequate, unreliable and unaffordable water for a healthy life. Two third of the world’s women do not have access to safe and clean water. Water shortage is caused by droughts, poor water supply, contamination of available water and lack of …
-
Rooftop Rainwater Harvesting: A Sustainable Solution to Water Shortage Problem in Makabe, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
… for greater and more efficient access to clean water. Also the findings show that there was no any DAWASCO service in the area and the cost for adding new infrastructure is very high. Not only that the available water sources are insufficient but also the underground water exploration and …
-
A New Approach to Texas Groundwater Management: An Environmental Justice Argument to Challenge the Rule of Capture
… Common Law, as a means of regulating groundwater resources. Many of the western states originally used the rule of capture to regulate their groundwater resources, but over time, each of these states replaced the rule of capture with other groundwater laws and regulations. The Texas Water …
-
Evaluation Of Alternative Water Resources For Cape Coast And Its Environs In Ghana
… years have constantly suffered perennial acute water shortage. The Brimsu dam which takes its supplies from the Kakum River with current production capacity of 1.4 × 104 m3/day cannot meet the water needs of the study area. The operating levels of the dam during crisis have reduced from …
-
Effects of sedimentation on water-linked sectors in the Lusitu river catchment in southern Zambia.
… study was to assess how sedimentation affected water-linked sectors in the Lusitu River Catchment to formulate strategies for mitigation of negative effects. The objectives of the study were to: (i) investigate main drivers of sedimentation in the Lusitu River; (ii) determine the magnitude of …
-
Effects of sedimentation on water-linked sectors in the Lusitu river catchment in southern Zambia.
… study was to assess how sedimentation affected water-linked sectors in the Lusitu River Catchment to formulate strategies for mitigation of negative effects. The objectives of the study were to: (i) investigate main drivers of sedimentation in the Lusitu River; (ii) determine the magnitude of …
-
An assessment of the effects of the shortage of water supply in Vhembe District
Water supply shortage is a global phenomenon that has brought about diverse impacts on people's livelihood and societal well-being. This study was focused on investigating the effects of the shortage of water supply in Vhembe District Municipality. The study is grounded on the Sustainable …
-
A Project Proposal for a Borehole Water Supply at Machimbo, Vitukaward, Temeke Municipality, Dar Es• Salaam.
… revealed that all the respondents were facing water shortage problem and all of them were willing to contribute in cash and in kind. Various social economic problem associated with water shortage which were revealed through survey were water related diseases, high work load and burden of water …
-
Marginal and Virtual Water for Sustainable Water Resources Management in Syria
… generally, and Syria in particular, face serious water shortage problems and challenges with water sustainability. Climate change, population growth, and economic development play a major role in decreasing available water resources per capita. This, in turn, has great impact on domestic, …
-
Development of Forward Osmosis Based Separations: A Novel Approach in Membrane Technology
<p>Tackling the worldwide severe water shortage, the membrane technology is considered to be the most efficient approach and hence, used widely as a cost-effective sustainable solution. “Forward osmosis (FO)” has been the major attention in recent time. FO uses osmotic pressure as the driving force …
-
MECHANISTIC STUDY OF AQUAPORINS BEHAVIOR UNDER DIFFERENT MICROENVIRONMENTS
Water is a valuable resource as a driver of life and economies. With water shortage being recognized as a global problem, alternative methods of water production are critical to support human activities. A recent development in the application of Aquaporins (AQPs) has revealed its tremendous …
-
The role of the millennium challenge corporation compact project in improving equitable access to domestic water in Mtendere, Lusaka Zambia.
Water is an essential component of life such that its sustainable supply is a global concern. Zambia is one of the developing countries working towards meeting the sustainable development goal number 6 by the year, 2030. The Millennium Challenge Corporation Compact project (MCC) is one of the …
-
The role of the millennium challenge corporation compact project in improving equitable access to domestic water in Mtendere, Lusaka Zambia.
Water is an essential component of life such that its sustainable supply is a global concern. Zambia is one of the developing countries working towards meeting the sustainable development goal number 6 by the year, 2030. The Millennium Challenge Corporation Compact project (MCC) is one of the …
-
Political culture and water politics in Nevada: Las Vegas attempts to quench its thirsts
Today it is clear that the issue of water and its unavoidable scarcity in many areas has secured a permanent place on the public policy agenda. Certainly in Las Vegas, Nevada the rapid population growth, great economic development and extreme arid climate make the region vulnerable to the dangers …
-
Reining in drought : how water limits influence conservation in Massachusetts towns
It's surprising to learn that the water-rich state of Massachusetts experiences incidences of water stress, where rivers go dry for stretches of the year and where municipalities struggle to meet water demand. Water conservation and demand management is one important part of reducing pressures on …
-
Pore Wetting in Desalination of Brine Using Membrane Distillation Process
It goes without saying that water scarcity is a widespread and increasingly pressing global challenge. One of the methods which can mitigate water shortage is to increase freshwater production via desalination of saline waters. Seawater and saline aquifer sources represent 97.5% of all water on …
-
Fog Harps: Elastocapillarity, Droplet Dynamics, and Optimization
… is emerging as a promising means to ease the water shortage crisis in arid regions of the world with ample fog. The current state-of-the-art for fog harvesting is mesh netting, which is accessible yet struggles from a dual constraint: a course mesh lets most microscopic fog droplets pass …
-
Water relations, carbon fixation and growth rates of two leaf succulent species under different water regimes
… in a growth chamber and subjected to different water regimes. The diurnal patterns of water loss and ca1rbon gain were investigated under optimal and drought conditions after 30, 50 and 60 days of treatment. Gas exchange data of both species showed that C3 photosynthesis was adopted when ·the …
-
The sprawl of the wild : a new infrastructural landscape in Silicon Valley
California faces an immediate and dire water shortage. The San Joaquin River Delta water supply system - which provides Silicon Valley with most of its fresh water - periodically draws down water delivery due to drought and environmental degradation. Currently, these policyscale decisions may only …
Page 1 of 4