Water Supply Systems
Subtitle: New Technologies
By: edited by Čedo Maksimović, Francesco Calomino, John Snoxell
Contributors: Calomino, Francesco; Snoxell, John
Series: NATO ASI Series, 2. Environment -- 15; NATO ASI series -- 15.
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Berlin, Heidelberg
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 615
ISBN-13: 9783642647390; 9783642611872
Subjects: Engineering; Pollution; Geography; Hydraulic engineering
Other titles: Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute "New Technologies for Large Water Supply Projects", held in Varna, Bulgaria, October 24 - November 4, 1994
Description: Water demand in most countries has shown a steady, relentless rise in the past and this has put increasing pressure on water resources globally. This book provides an up-to-date review on new technologies and their application in water supply management, operation, planning and design. Topics include: New concepts in meeting the demand for drinking water; new technologies in pipeline construction and control; new technologes in water treatment; diagnosis of problems in existing water supply networks and new solutions; computer modelling and new techniques in transient flow analysis and valve control; applications of computer systems including Geographical Information Systems and data logging; new approaches to organisation and management including privatisation, price structure and other institutional aspects.
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