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100 _aSpeidel, David H.(ed.)
245 0 _aPerspectives on water uses and abuses
260 _aNew York
260 _bOxford University Press
260 _c1988
300 _a388 p.
520 _aThere is a growing awareness of the importance of water and the key role it plays in supporting our society, and of the many problems involved in its use. Besides those of quality, quantity, and location, there are also problems arising from legal, economic, and management procedures. This book provides a reasoned discussion on water - its place in the environment; its uses, problems, and hazards; and its regulation. It presenting a rational approach to current problems and potential difficulties. Students of water resources, in geology, geography, and environmental science; hydrology students in civil engineering, geology, and agriculture.
650 _aWater supply
700 _aRuedisili, Lon C. (ed.)
700 _aAgnew, Allen F. (ed.)
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