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Front Cover -- Environmental Water Requirements in Mountainous Areas -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Contributors -- Book Reviewers -- 1 Mountainous areas and river systems -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Mountain areas -- 1.2.1 Defining a mountain -- 1.3 Mountain ecosystems -- 1.4 Mountain resources and services -- 1.5 Mountainous rivers and streams -- 1.5.1 Hydrogeomorphological characteristics -- 1.6 Hydrological characteristics -- 1.7 Sediment transport -- 1.8 Hydrochemical characteristics -- 1.9 Biological characteristics -- 1.10 Conservation and threats -- 1.10.1 Land-use change -- 1.10.1.1 Urbanization -- 1.10.1.2 Agriculture -- 1.10.1.3 Overgrazing -- 1.10.1.4 Mining -- 1.10.1.5 Tourism -- 1.10.2 Airborne pollution -- 1.10.3 Global climate change -- 1.10.4 Renewal energy production -- 1.10.4.1 Hydropower production -- 1.10.4.2 Wind energy production -- 1.11 Outlook -- References -- 2 Hydrological data sources and analysis for the determination of environmental water requirements in mountainous areas -- 2.1 Hydrological data requirements in environmental flow assessment studies -- 2.1.1 Importance of hydrological data -- 2.1.2 Flow regime -- 2.1.3 Hydrological data characteristics -- 2.1.4 Projected streamflow conditions -- 2.2 Hydrological data sources/measurement and processing of hydrological data -- 2.2.1 Hydrometric data -- 2.2.1.1 Monitoring stream stage -- 2.2.1.2 Discharge measurement -- 2.2.1.3 The stage-discharge relationship -- 2.2.1.4 Other methods of discharge measurement -- 2.2.1.5 Indirect estimation of historical flows -- 2.2.1.6 Hydrometric data quality -- 2.2.2 Other hydrological data -- 2.2.3 Data sources -- 2.3 Modeled hydrological data in ungauged or poorly gauged watersheds -- 2.3.1 Problems and solutions -- 2.3.2 Streamflow data naturalization.

This book highlights the concept of environmental water footprint in the energy (bioenergy & hydropower) sector and the building/construction sector, focusing on a case study in Iran. It argues and demonstrates that water conservation is one of the most essential elements every industry has to take into account in its sustainability strategy.

Introduction -- Regulatory capitalism : a contextual account of the role of law -- Forces underpinning the development of environmental water markets : convergence and divergence between jurisdictions -- The legal setting for environmental water acquisition -- Steering via water planning measures -- Steering strategies based on the purchase of water rights for the environment -- Transferring water : institutions, mechanisms and regulatory enterprise -- Formalising relationships and accountabilities under mewa frameworks -- The role of law : constructing dynamic regulation

Overview -- Introduction -- Are we running out of water in Canada? -- How good is water across Canada? -- Are nutrients a problem in Canadian water bodies? -- A closer look : water quality by province -- Conclusions and policy implications -- Appendix. The CCME's water quality index -- References.

The tireless resistance of local communities fighting for ownership of America's third largest water system Toxic Water, Toxic System exposes the consequences of a seemingly anonymous authoritarian state willing to maintain white supremacy at any cost--including poisoning an entire city and shutting off water to thousands of people. Weaving together narratives of frontline activists along with archival data, Michael Mascarenhas provides a powerful exploration of the political alliances and bureaucratic mechanisms that uphold inequality. Drawing from three years of ethnographic fieldwork in Flint and Detroit, this book amplifies the voices of marginalized communities, particularly African American women, whose perspectives and labor have been consistently overlooked. Toxic Water, Toxic System offers a fresh perspective on the ties between urban austerity policies, environmental harm, and the advancement of white supremacist agendas in predominantly Black and brown cities.

Chapter 1 Themes and Overview,Chapter 2 Water and the Science of Pollution, Chapter 3 Chemistry of ContaminantsChapter 4 History of Water Pollution and the Beginning of Water Regulations in the United States, Chapter 5 Clean Water Act, Chapter 6 Safe Drinking Water Act, Chapter 7 Water-related Environmental Regulations, Chapter 8 Global Water Assessments and Standards, Chapter 9 Water Pollution Regulations of North America, Chapter 10 Water Pollution Regulations of Europe, Chapter 11 Water Pollution Regulations of Africa, Chapter 12 Water Pollution Regulations of Asia, Chapter 13 Water Pollution Regulations of Oceania, Chapter 14 Water Pollution Regulations of South America, Chapter 15 Current Status of Water Pollution and Water Regulations of the World, Chapter 16 Achieving and Maintaining Compliance with Water Regulations

Many countries in the world have made great efforts, to remedy the water shortage, by providing financial and technical backing, for water desalination, treatment of wastewater and improved management and conservation techniques. Water ministries, universities and research centres have supported scientific research, and applied the most recent technologies, in search of new and alternative water supplies. Laws have been promulgated, economic and public relation campaigns developed, to promote and encourage the practice of efficient water use and the conservation of this scarce commodity. This book covers water resources and management and provides a new vision of water resources management, water conservation and legislations, water law, and modern techniques of water resources investigation