The services ecosystems on the Earth providing for mankind, like the provision of (clean) water for drinking and other purposes, are under pressure. Payment for (water-related) ecosystem services, incentive pricing policies and the recovery of service costs are instruments to attain a...

"Extensively modified over the last century and a half, California's San Francisco Bay Delta Estuary remains biologically diverse and functions as a central element in California's water supply system. Uncertainties about the future, actions taken under the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA)...

This book builds a bridge between sustainability science and engineering. It provides the latest information on sustainability issues and solutions by discussing them from basic concepts to scientific consensus to technical solutions. It identifies and addresses the major issues related to...