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Free Download Impacts of Megaconferences on the Water Sector By Asit K. Biswas (auth.), Asit K. Biswas, Cecilia Tortajada (eds.)
2009 | 276 Pages | ISBN: 3540372237 | PDF | 4 MB
Since the late 1990s, megaconferences in the water-related sectors have become regular occurrences. The latest one, in Mexico City, in March 2006, is estimated to have cost a total of $205 million, and had 19,000+ participants. In spite of such huge costs and organizational efforts, not a single water megaconference has ever been seriously evaluated in terms of its overall impacts on the water sector. This book is the first pioneering study to assess the impacts of the megaconferences on water policies, programs and projects at global, regional and national levels. The results are bleak. The evaluation indicated that except for the UN Water Conference, held in Argentina in 1977, the impacts of the subsequent megaconferences have been at best marginal in terms of knowledge generation and application, poverty alleviation, environmental conservation and /or increasing availability of investments funds for the water sector.

Free Download The Power of Games: Business Impacts and Innovation Opportunities
English | 2025 | ISBN: 1032794291 | 151 Pages | PDF (True) | 11 MB
Games have long played a central role in society – actually a central role in the animal kingdom. Their play provides primary behavioral mechanisms that enable animals to learn and socialize. Indeed, "play" is a core animal activity. The principal focus of this book is on how games foster human playing, learning, and competing, including how we can design games to do this better. The author provides a wealth of real-world examples of how he created games for clients in the domains of education, energy, healthcare, national security, and transportation. He has focused on training and aiding for strategic thinking, product planning, technology development, and business operations.

Free Download Environmental Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing
English | 2025 | ISBN: 1032622016 | 381 Pages | PDF (True) | 12 MB
There is a strong need for further innovation and the development of viable renewable energy sources. Recent technological advances now allow natural gas supplies―previously believed inaccessible or nonexistent―to be discovered, mined, and processed for both industrial and consumer use. The technology, a controversial process called hydraulic fracturing, has greatly expanded natural gas production in the United States and elsewhere. As these practices have become more commonplace, concerns about the related environmental and public health impacts have also increased―one of the most significant concerns regarding the fluids that are injected into rock formations to cause the fracturing which contain potentially hazardous chemical additives. Environmental Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing is a balanced and comprehensive guide to all aspects of hydraulic fracturing and covers all facets of the issue, including ongoing controversies about possible water pollution, drinking water contamination, and the potential for harmful chemical exposure. The author discusses both the pros and cons of hydraulic fracturing, explaining the process in great detail. Arguably the first book of its kind, this is the go-to text on the use and impacts of hydraulic fracturing.

Free Download Sustainability of Water Resources: Impacts and Management by Basant Yadav, Mohit Prakash Mohanty, Ashish Pandey, Vijay P. Singh, R. D. Singh
English | PDF,EPUB | 2022 | 414 Pages | ISBN : 3031134664 | 100.1 MB
This book covers a wide spectrum of water resources management, including water supply and demand, operation and maintenance of water distribution systems, water quality assessment, impacts of climate change on hydrological extremes, and water governance. Rapid urbanization, industrialization, and population growth are the major factors contributing to a significant rise in water demands across all the sectors in India. Although the Indian Summer Monsoon Rainfall contributes primarily to the available surface and groundwater resources, recurrent non-uniform/erratic rainfall events have resulted in widespread water scarcity. On many occasions, extreme meteorological conditions trigger the severity of water-related disasters such as floods and droughts. The untreated wastewater from domestic and industrial sources discharged through un-engineered means, adds to the issue as it ends up polluting the surface and groundwater resources.

Free Download India II: Climate Change Impacts, Mitigation and Adaptation in Developing Countries by Md. Nazrul Islam
English | EPUB | 2022 | 448 Pages | ISBN : 3030943941 | 119.8 MB
This book presents a variety of climate change impact and mitigation strategies for different environments in India. These include fractional snow cover change in the Himalayan region, and the impact of frequent cyclonic storms on land use and land cover changes along coastal areas. The book explores watershed, surface water, and hydrologic conditions for urban storm water drainage, as well as trend analysis of precipitation, and a statistical approach to detect rainfall trends.

Free Download Handbook of Climate Change Impacts on River Basin Management: Fundamentals and Impacts
by Edited by Saeid Eslamian
English | 2024 | ISBN: 103204182X | 400 pages | True PDF | 63.59 MB

Free Download Foundations Of Economic Crises – Causes, Impacts & Solutions
Published 8/2024
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Foundations of Economic Crises: Unveiling Causes, Analyzing Impacts and Exploring Effective Solutions

Free Download Sustainability of Water Resources: Impacts and Management by Basant Yadav, Mohit Prakash Mohanty, Ashish Pandey, Vijay P. Singh, R. D. Singh
English | PDF,EPUB | 2022 | 414 Pages | ISBN : 3031134664 | 100.1 MB
This book covers a wide spectrum of water resources management, including water supply and demand, operation and maintenance of water distribution systems, water quality assessment, impacts of climate change on hydrological extremes, and water governance. Rapid urbanization, industrialization, and population growth are the major factors contributing to a significant rise in water demands across all the sectors in India. Although the Indian Summer Monsoon Rainfall contributes primarily to the available surface and groundwater resources, recurrent non-uniform/erratic rainfall events have resulted in widespread water scarcity. On many occasions, extreme meteorological conditions trigger the severity of water-related disasters such as floods and droughts. The untreated wastewater from domestic and industrial sources discharged through un-engineered means, adds to the issue as it ends up polluting the surface and groundwater resources.

Free Download India II: Climate Change Impacts, Mitigation and Adaptation in Developing Countries by Md. Nazrul Islam
English | EPUB | 2022 | 448 Pages | ISBN : 3030943941 | 119.8 MB
This book presents a variety of climate change impact and mitigation strategies for different environments in India. These include fractional snow cover change in the Himalayan region, and the impact of frequent cyclonic storms on land use and land cover changes along coastal areas. The book explores watershed, surface water, and hydrologic conditions for urban storm water drainage, as well as trend analysis of precipitation, and a statistical approach to detect rainfall trends.

Free Download Christian Koeberl, Iain Gilmour, "Impacts and the Early Earth"
English | 2000 | pages: 451 | ISBN: 3540670920 | PDF | 11,8 mb
Only 10% of the 150 or so known impact craters on Earth date from the early Precambrian Era, a time period covering some 88% of the Earth’s history. Yet this Era encompasses fundamental events in the origin and evolution of our planet from the origin of life itself to the development of continents. The papers in this volume were presented at a workshop sponsored by the European Science Foundation Scientific Network on Impact cratering held in Cambridge, UK, in December 1998. The papers outline the present state of scientific understanding of the role impacts may have played in the biological and geological evolution of the Early Earth.