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"Water resources in tourist islands have been severely threatened, especially in the Galápagos Islands, where the increased local population has generated attractive income from the tourist services. In addition, the data regarding water supply and demand are scarce. This study investigates water supply and demand in Santa Cruz, the most populated island of Galápagos. The research encompasses a thorough assessment of the water supply crisis, as well as the quantification of water demand from different categories (domestic, tourist, restaurants and laundries) through surveys, in the absence of water metering. Also, specific water demand was assessed by installing 18 water meters. The results yield a wide range of water consumption, questioning the current assumption of water scarcity. Furthermore, a prognosis of water supply and demand was carried out, and also several intervention strategies were proposed such as rainwater harvesting, greywater recycling, leakage reduction, water meter installation, water demand reduction, as well as seawater desalination to cope with the future population growth. Due to the fragility of the ecosystem, these strategies were assessed through a Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis, considering environmental, technical, economic and social aspects, as well as relevant stakeholders' perspectives. finally, the water supply network of Puerto Ayora was evaluated in order to understand the need of the current intermittent supply regime. A methodology was developed to estimate the overflow of the domestic roof tanks (a common incidence amongst local population). The results question the practicality of individual household storage. The final results show that the current situation in terms of the lack of water quantity may not be real, as it has been thought for the last decades. The water issues refer more importantly to the water quality, as well as to the lack of proper water management practices."--Provided by publisher.

Water quality management

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"In A River in the City of Fountains, Amahia Mallea brings the Missouri River to the forefront of Kansas City's history and shows how deeply the two are entwined. The river has always been ubiquitous, its waters found in pipes, toilets, fountains, breweries, and fire hoses--and yet, unlike many other cities, KC is not a place where the river factors into public life. Mallea centers her argument on the idea of health--of people, of communities, of the river. She describes the commitment regional planners and economic interests had to managing the river for barge traffic long after the decline of river transport and the rise of railroads and highways. Water issues from floods to pollution impacted the city unevenly, and for many decades the river neighborhoods were considered undesirable, with the wealthiest Kansas Citians moving to higher ground. Local public health officials struggled to gain the support and action of competing municipal and state governments and interests, and not until federal efforts like the Clean Water Act and the Environmental Protection Agency came into being did public health become a significant consideration in KC river management. Ultimately, Mallea argues that the river has always connected people and placed them in wider environmental and social relationships--particularly through public health. But if that connection is hidden away from the life of the city, than how can residents see its importance? Slowly, with public support and federal legislation, Kansas City is in the midst of reviving its relationship with its rivers--and broadening its idea of who and what makes a healthy river and a healthy city"--

Water quality management. --- Drinking water.

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Stream ecology. --- Ecosystem management. --- Water quality management.

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"Readers will learn about the sixth UN Sustainable Development Goal and what it takes to commit to the availability of clean water and sanitation for all by 2030. Aligned to curriculum standards, this book also highlights key 21st Century content: Global Awareness, Public Policy, Health and Wellness, Civics Literacy, and Environmental Stewardship. Includes a table of contents, glossary of key words, index, author biography, sidebars, and infographics"--

E-books --- Sustainable development --- Environmental ethics --- Water quality --- Water --- Purification

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"It is with much pleasure that we introduce you to the new edition of the Handbook of Catchment Management, a decade after the first. The hydrological cycle has always the most important earth system process on the planet but how has our relationship with water changed in the space of a decade? As population continues to grow, the human induced pressures on catchments have never been so great, but this has also been accompanied by an explosion in information technology which has made our current world very different from that of ten years ago. At school we learn of water as a virtuous cycle where evaporation from the ocean generates cloud, which deposits as pristine rain on the landscape which then returns through the multitude of streams rivers, lakes back to the sea (along with some recharging to groundwater). The physics of this process haven't changed (and will never change), and the water cycle continues to function, but our human impact on that process has never been greater"--

Water quality management --- Watershed management --- Water resources development