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The Protection and Conservation of Water Resources: A British Perspective

Autor Hadrian F. Cook
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 27 apr 1998
This book is about water in Britain. It is about resources, their conservation, protection of water quality for human consumption and aquatic ecosystems. Presently there is a struggle to reverse long-term trends towards contaminated groundwater, polluted rivers and dirty beaches. While farmers have to contend with fertiliser controls, and sewage undertakings improve treatment, industry is now under the most stringent pollution control measures in history. Amidst the dash for more dishwashers and washing machines, and in a country which prides itself on its gardening, we are told the climate is changing and this may put further pressure on resources. Meanwhile, recent dry winters have compounded long-term over-abstraction problems, reducing river flows and resulting in drought orders. Since 1989 there has been privatisation of water and sewage undertakings, and the loss of what was once a public service to commercial providers. This has proved controversial, and anything from low reservoirs to highly paid water executives keeps water in the news year-by-year. There have also been major changes in the environmental regulation of water; with the creation of the National Rivers Authority, and subsequently the Environment Agency and SEPA for Scotland. There is now a relatively stable, and regulated, provision of water and sewerage services across England, Scotland and Wales. With the issues such as sustainable development, demand management (including leakage controls) and environmental assessment driving water policy and planning, there is a price to pay for investment, and this has to be shifted towards the consumer. This book explores all these aspects of Britain's water resources, providing a comprehensive description of recent policy developments. It is written for advanced students of environmental science and policy, and for professionals in the water industry and regulatory bodies.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780471976813
ISBN-10: 0471976814
Pagini: 354
Ilustrații: maps
Dimensiuni: 182 x 254 x 26 mm
Greutate: 0.81 kg
Editura: Wiley
Locul publicării:Chichester, United Kingdom

Notă biografică

Amy Coook became a registered dietitian nutritionist in 2005. She specialized in the Ketogenic and Intermittent Fasting diet and helped thousands of clients to improve their health conditions by adjusting their dietary habits.

"My goal is to help transform people's lives and start living again!", this is her motto since she struggled with her health and weight throughout childhood, which lead her to become such a passionate nutrition expert.

She loves her job and spends most of her time helping customers through Skype and telephone consultation with stunning results.
She specializes in diabetes (Type 1 and Type 2), heart disease, cholesterol issues, alopecia, Hashimoto's, cancer, epilepsy, seizures, autoimmune disorders. A lot of people get off medication with her guidance. She has helped thousands of clients over the last 15 years.

She loves cooking and is passionate about the ketogenic and Intermittent fasting diet and the health benefits of a low-carb lifestyle.
She is also the mother of 2 and lives in Boston with her husband.

Cuprins

Water, Policy and Procedure.
Water Resource Availability in Britain.
Institutions and Legislation for Resource Management.
Sustaining Bulk Supply (1): Consumption and Interference.
Sustaining Bulk Supply (2): Possible Solutions.
Water Quality Background Issues.
Environmental Issues of Water Quality and Quantity.
Towards Solutions (1): Land Use and Technical Fixes.
Towards Solutions (2): The Catchment Approach.
Britain, Europe, the World and the Future.
References.
Index.

Descriere

The issues surrounding water quantity and quality of supply, and ecological conservation in its present and probable future forms are explored in this book. It also examines the questions of policy and technical responses to the problems addressed.