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Water Resources of Italy Protection, Use and Control

This book offers a comprehensive framework of the current state of water resources in Italy and of the main stages of the evolutionary way in the last decades for achieving an integrated, sustainable and equitable water resources management. The main paradigms of water resources development are iden...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Rossi, Giuseppe (Editor), Benedini, Marcello (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2020, 2020
Edition:1st ed. 2020
Series:World Water Resources
Subjects:
Geology
Environment
Water
Pollution
Environmental Sciences
Sustainability
Hydrology
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Preface
  • 2. Part I - Evolution of water management in Italy
  • 3. Chapter 1. Italy’s outline M. Benedini
  • 4. Chapter 2. Paradigm changes in water resources development G. Rossi
  • 5. Chapter 3. Water Legislation: main innovation principles on water resources uses, pollution control and flood risk mitigation, G. Rossi
  • 6. Chapter 4. Institutional framework of water governance: planning, service management and soil defense) G. Rossi
  • 7. Part II - Water resources and water demands
  • 8. Chapter 5. Conventional water resources (Surface and ground water resources) G. Rossi, M. Benedini
  • 9. Chapter 6. Unconventional water resources (desalinated waters and treated wastewater reuse) G. Rossi, G. Cirelli
  • 10. Chapter 7. Assessment of water requirements (domestic and urban uses; agricultural uses; industrial uses, navigation…) M. Benedini, R. Drusiani.-11. Part III - Problems
  • 12. Chapter 8. Management of municipal water services M. Di Natale, G. Rossi
  • 13. Chapter 9. Water pollution control M. Benedini
  • 14. Chapter 10. Water and electric power G. Ruggeri, M. Benedini
  • 15. Chapter 11. Ecological in-stream flows (or water and environment) S. Alecci, G Rossi
  • 16. Part IV – Challenges
  • 17. Chapter 12. Mitigation of flood risk G. Rossi
  • 18. Chapter 13. Coping with droughts G. Rossi
  • 19. Chapter 14. Virtual water F. Laio, S. Tamea, M. Tuminetti
  • 20. Chapter 15. Adaptations strategies to climate change in water resources D. Peres
  • 21. Part V – Conclusions
  • 22. Chapter 16. The future of water management in Italy M. Benedini, G. Rossi.

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