Water and Society - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1845649729 ISBN 13 : 9781845649722

Editeur : WIT Press, 2015

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

Prof Carlos A. Brebbia graduated at the University of Litoral, Argentina. He received his PhD at Southampton University, England in 1968 and worked at MIT, USA and the Central Electricity Research Laboratories, UK as well as the University of Princeton, USA. Prof Carlos A. Brebbia was appointed Lecturer at the University of Southampton, UK in 1969 and a senior lecturer in 1976 before becoming a Reader in Computational Engineering. In 1979 he became Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of California at Irvine. He is now Chairman of Computational Mechanics and Director of Wessex Institute of Technology. Prof Carlos A. Brebbia has written over 250 scientific papers, is author or co-author of 13 books and editor or co-editor of over 80 other books. He is an internationally well known specialist in numerical methods, finite and boundary elements and in the computer solution of engineering problems. Prof Carlos A. Brebbia is the Editor or co-editor of five scientific journals and has carried out a great deal of consultancy work for the engineering industry as well as having participated in many international projects and conferences.

Présentation de l'éditeur

The proceedings from The Water and Society Conference 2015 aim to encourage trans-disciplinary communication on issues related to the nature of water, and its use and exploitation by society. The papers within this book demonstrate the need to bridge the gap between the broad spectrum of socio-political sciences and humanistic disciplines and specialists in physical sciences, biology, environmental sciences and health. The Water and Society conference series which began 2011 comprise of issues such as the need for clean and inexpensive water by an increasing global population, and the growing demands of Agriculture and Industry. The book deals with the interaction between water and energy systems, as well as the more technical aspects of water resources management and quality, in the aim to help the policy makers put forward policies and legislation that will lead to improved solutions for all. Topics covered include: Water as a human right; Water quality; Water resources contamination; Water sanitation and health; Water and disaster management; Future water demands; Irrigation and desertification.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: WIT Press
• Date d'édition: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1845649729
• ISBN 13: 9781845649722
• Reliure: Relié
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 408
• Éditeur: Brebbia C. A.