Introduction to Water Resources and Environmental Issues (2nd Edition)

Introduction to Water Resources and Environmental Issues  (2nd Edition)
Karrie Lynn Pennington, Thomas V Cech
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31 Aug 2021 UK
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9781108746847
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How much water does the world need to support growing human populations? What are the potential effects of climate change on the world' s water resources? These questions and more are discussed in this thoroughly updated and expanded new edition. Written at the undergraduate level, this accessible textbook covers the fundamentals of water resources, water law, allocation, quality and quantity, health issues, and provides examples of potential personal actions and solutions. There is a keener focus on climate change, as many of the predictions made in the first edition have now come to pass. This new edition features improved artwork, more active learning prompts, more positive examples of beneficial changes, basic introductions to scientific approaches and a discussion of emerging contaminants and LiDAR technology. It contains strong teaching features, with new ' In Depth' and ' Think About It' sections to encourage class discussion, and homework questions to test students' understanding.
' Introduction to Water Resources and Environmental Issues is a comprehensive primer on our most precious yet often-neglected resource. With systematic reviews of the critical challenges, this volume offers accessible treatment of thorny problems and provides useful summaries and additional readings. A must-read for students, scholars and practitioners to safeguard water - the foundation of life. ' Christopher A. Scott, University of Arizona ' So glad to see this new edition! It' s fully updated with contemporary trends and terminology. Particularly insightful are the Think About It features embedded within each chapter, encouraging the reader to consider different facets of evolving water resource issues. Overall, it continues to be a well-organized, highly readable, and comprehensive treatment of a critically important resource. ' Ned Knight, Linfield College ' Introduction to Water Resources and Environmental Issues is an encyclopedic journey into the connections between water issues and an array of topics, including human geography, public health, ecology, geology, history and policy. It provides something for everyone: spectacular black-and-white photos, an introduction to virtually all aspects of water science, human interest stories, and great discussion questions. ' Kathy Jacobs, University of Arizona
Karrie Lynn Pennington has studied the interactions of land use, water quality, and quantity for over 30 years. The last twenty-two years were with the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) in the Mississippi Delta where, as in many places around the world, human actions changed the natural ecosystem into farmland, providing a classic example of land-use conversion for study. She received her bachelor' s degree in biology from the University of North Texas, completed her Master of Science in soils from the University of Idaho where she taught until moving to Tucson, Arizona. She taught for three more years at the University of Arizona (UA) before deciding to obtain her Ph. D. at UA. After completing her Ph. D. in soil and water science she moved to Mississippi finishing her postdoctoral work with USDA' s Agricultural Research Service. She is now retired. Thomas Cech was born and raised on a farm near Clarkson, Nebraska. He graduated from Kearney State College with a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics education, and later received a Master of Science degree in community and regional planning from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. He was Executive Director of the Central Colorado Water Conservancy District in Greeley, taught undergraduate and graduate level water resources courses at the University of Northern Colorado and Colorado State University, and is now the Co-Director of the One World One Water (OWOW) Center at Metropolitan State University of Denver, Colorado.

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