HISTORY, DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF WATER RESOURCES - Table of Contents
THE HISTORY OF DESALINATION BEFORE LARGE-SCALE USE
James D. Birkett, West Neck Strategies, Nobleboro, USA
The Middle ages and the Spread of Islam
The Age of Discovery and Exploration
The Influence of the Industrial Revolution
From 1900 until the Second World War
THE DEVELOPMENT ON MULTISTAGE FLASH DISTILLATION
R.S. Silver, The University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland
History of Distillation by Boiling
Multi-Stage Flash Distillation
The Importance of Desalination, and the Contribution of Multi-Stage Flash Distillation
MILESTONES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF MULTI-STAGE FLASH DESALINATION PLANTS WORLDWIDE
N. McArthur, Port Glasgow Road, Kilmacolm, UK
STEAM PLANT ASPECTS OF SEAWATER DISTILLATION
R.S. Silver, The University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland
Energy Requirements of Desalination
The Temperature Range of Distillation Processes
SUMMARY OF METHODS USED IN COMMON PRACTICE
O.K. Buros, CH2M Hill International Ltd, Water Resources Division, Denver, USA
SEAWATER DESALINATION BY LARGE MULTISTAGE FLASH PLANTS
D.M.K. Al-Gobaisi, International Centre for Water and Energy Systems Abu Dhabi, UAE
CASE STUDY ON PLANNING A LARGE SCALE MULTISTAGE FLASH DESALINATION PLANTS
Asghar Husain,International Centre for Water and Energy Systems, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Klaus Wangnick, Wangnick Consulting, GmbH, Germany
Adil Radif, Dhabi Enterprises Inc., Canada
Design Aspects (including automation)
DESALINATION AND WATER REUSE IN INDIA - AN OVERVIEW
Braj M. Misra and Himangshu K. Sadhukhan , Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, India
Water Needs and Availability in India
Historical Developments of R&D on Desalination in India
CONSERVATION OF THE MARSHLANDS AND ECOSYSTEMS OF SOUTHERN IRAQ BY SUPPLEMENTARY WATER RESOURCES AND PROTECTION AGAINST TIDAL INTRUSION OF SEAWATER
Adil Al Radif, 124 Plum Tree Circle, Markham, Ontario, L6C 1W1, Canada
Review of the Recent History and the Current Situation
Trend Analysis for the Years (1970-2050)
Energy and Water: Critical Life Support Systems
DESALINATION PLANTS IN THE EMIRATE OF ABU DHABI
Hanif Sultan, Water and Electricity Department, Abu Dhabi, UAE
THE HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE AND HUMAN IMPACT ON IT
Lev S. Kuchment, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow,Russia
FRESH SURFACE WATER
J. C. I. Dooge, University College Dublin, Ireland
FUTURE CHALLENGES OF PROVIDING HIGH- QUALITY WATER
Jo-Ansie van Wyk, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa
Richard Meissner, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
Hannatjie Jacobs, Independent Research Consultant, Uniedal, South Africa
Global and Regional Freshwater Resources
Emerging Global Patterns in the Provision of High Quality Water
Global Awareness of the Challenges to Provide High Quality Water
The Role of Global Governance Agencies in the Provision of High Quality Water
Increased Private Sector Involvement in the Provision of High Quality Water
The Role of Selected Global Social Movements
The Development and Expansion of International Law
Water and International Security
The Use of Internet and Technology
WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY : HISTORY AND FUTURE
James Dooge, University College, Dublin, Ireland
GROUNDWATER IN ARID AND SEMIARID REGIONS
J.W. Lloyd, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK
POTABLE WATER
S. Pagliara and D. Dazzini, University of Pisa, Italy
SOLAR DISTILLATION
Gopal Nath Tiwari and Hriday Narayan Singh, Center of Energy Studies, Indian Institute of Technology, India
Water Pollution and its Effect
Principles of Solar Distillation: A State of the Art
Classification of Solar Distillation Systems
OVERVIEW OF THE DESALINATION AND WATER RESOURCES
Darwish Al-Gobaisi, International Centre for Water and Energy Systems, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Meeting the Challenges of Fresh Water Scarcity
Industrial Processes for Desalination
The Issue of Effluents from Desalination Systems
Energy and Water Critical Life Support Systems
Renewable Energy Base of the World- Solar Thermal Power and Solar Desalination
Knowledge Resources for Capacity Building
HUMAN INTERACTION WITH LAND AND WATER: A HYDROLOGIST'S CONCEPTION
Malin Falkenmark, Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), Sweden
Freshwater: Our Joint Lifeblood