Sustainability Criteria for Water Resource Systems (International Hydrology Series)
Contributors: Daniel P. Loucks (Editor); John S. Gladwell (Editor)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: July 28, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 154
ISBN-13: 9780521560443
Subjects: Hydrology (freshwater); Management of land & natural resources; Water Supply; Science; Water Resources Engineering; Water-supply engineering; Technology; Nature/Ecology; Sustainable development; Earth Sciences - Geology; Engineering - Civil; Science / Geology; Water resources development--Systems engineering--Case studies; Water resources development; Hydraulics; Case studies; Systems engineering
First sentence: When the history of natural resource management during the last quarter of the 20th century is written, sustainability may well prove to be the major unifying concept that was advanced, discussed, promoted and accepted, even at the highest levels of government throughout most of the world.