Should more water be diverted to or from electricity generation? This timely question is addressed in this short volume …-regulating a Swedish hydropower plant in which water is diverted from electricity generation to the downstream dryway. The proposed … evaluate reasonably small re-regulation of rivers …

The book explores the geo-chemical, physical, social and economic impacts of climate change on water supplies. It … contains examples and case studies from a wide range of countries, and addresses the need to promote sustainable water use …

, and Hebei Province -- Studies on Carrying Capacity of Water Resources in Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei -- Studies on … Carrying Capacity of Water Resources in Beijing and Tianjin - Based on the Water Footprint -- Studies on Ecological …

Literature Review -- Methodological Approaches -- Data and Limitations -- Spain’s Water Footprint -- Net Virtual-Water …The evaluation of the water footprint and virtual water trade has become a promising means to evaluate the … sustainability of a country’s water resources. This book is based on the research and results of a thorough study carried out for …

The Water Use Model -- Conceptual Foundations: Thermodynamics and Capital Theory -- General Design of Dynamic Models … for Water Uses -- Specifications for Constructing the Water Use Model -- Constraints of the Water Use Model -- Optimality … Conditions of the Water Use Model -- The Water Infrastructure Model -- Case Studies Guiding the Integration of Water …

This book explores and analyzes governance and policy issues in South, Southeast, and East Asia. It maps governance … public administration and governance systems have undergone some phenomenal changes over the last three decades and have … best practices. This book develops an understanding of changes in the forms, process and practices of governance, both …

as well as ways to build alliance and governance mechanisms for this purpose. This work provides researchers with a …1. Introduction -- 2. Translational Science and Boundary Conceptualization -- 3. Trusteeship Governance and Challenges … to Scientific Knowledge-Intensive-Organizations -- 4. Institutional Barriers and Governance -- 5. Research Policy and …

Exploring Outsourcing, Governance and Discourse -- The Study of Information Technology Outsourcing -- Inside Global …

reality in order to stay necessary and relevant. Through a theoretical discussion and four empirical cases studying governance … the way to legitimate governance and growth. This book adds to the academic literature on democracy, governance, economy …