Water Sciences and Technology Resources

The Hydrological Cycle and Human Impact on it

Lev S. Kuchment, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow,Russia

The Terrestrial Hydrological Cycle

The Global Hydrological Cycle

Fresh Surface Water

J.C.I. Dooge, University College Dublin, Ireland

Liquid Water on Planet Earth

Availability of Water

Water Use and the Environment

Topics on Fresh Surface Water

Water and Waste Water Treatment

Eduard G. Novitsky, Institute of Chemical Machinery In dustry “NIICHIMMASH,” Moscow, Russia

Ruslan Kh. Khamizov, Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, RAS, Moscow, Russia

Water quality regulations and standards

Sources and types of polluting substances in natural and waste water

Methods for treatment of natural water

Waste water treatment

Processing of wastewater sludge

Waste Water Recycling, Reuse, and Reclamation

S. Vigneswaran, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia

M. Sundaravadivel, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia

Wastewater Recycling and Reuse: The Concept

Sources of Water Pollution

Management of Water Quality

Types of Wastewater Reuse

Cleaner Industrial Production through Recycling and Reuse

Water Treatment for Drinking Water Supplies: A Reuse Strategy

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

Global Water Values

Water and International Security

The Use of Internet and Technology

Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources

Demographics and Water Availability and Demand

Energy

G. P. Rao, B. Makkawi, A. Woldai, R. J. Hornby and D. Al-Gobaisi, International Center for Water and Energy Systems, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Humanity's need for energy

Physical concepts of energy

Nonrenewable energy sources

The earth's resources of renewable energy

Basic concepts of energy

Thermal energy systems

Hydrogen energy systems

Magneto hydrodynamic (MHD) generator

Water - A Common Substance with Uncommon Properties

B. Makkawi, G. P. Rao, A. Woldai and D. Al-Gobaisi, International Center for Water and Energy Systems, Abu Dhabi, UAE

What is water?

Origin of water and the oceans on the earth'

Properties of water

Molecular structure of water

Hydrogen bond

SI Units and Some Conversion Factors

A. Woldai, B. Makkawi, and D. Al-Gobaisi, International Center for Water and Energy Systems, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Names and symbols for basic SI units

Special names and symbols for derived SI units

Prefixes for SI units

Conversion Factors

Standard Seawater

Physical properties of water

Global Information and Data on Water Resources

Bushara M. Ahmed, International Center for Water and Energy Systems, Abu Dhabi,UAE

North America (USA and Canada)

West Asia

Africa

Asia and the pacific

Europe and CIS countries

Latin America and the Caribbean

Overview of the Desalination and Water Resources

Darwish Al-Gobaisi, International Centre for Water and Energy Systems, Abu Dhabi, UAE

The availability of water

Small Scale desalination

Industrial Process of Desalination Water

Global Production of Desalinated Water

Energy Requirements of Desalination Processes

Sustainable Development

Renewable Energy Base of the World

Emerging Technologies

Industrial Ecology

Water Science and Technology: History and Future

James Dooge, University College, Dublin, Ireland

The Ancient World

Medieval Europe

The High Renaissance

The Nineteenth Century

The Twentieth Century

The Future

Groundwater in Arid and Semiarid Regions

J.W. Lloyd, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK

Groundwater Recharge

Hydro geological Domains

Groundwater resources understanding

Current and future groundwater supplies

Potable Water

S. Pagliara, D. Dazzini, University of Pisa, Italy

Potable Water Supply

Urban Water Use

Wastewater Impact

Rural and Urban Water supply and Sanitation

Yasumoto Magara, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan

Technology

Social Aspects

Economic and Financing

Community Participation

Hygiene

Water Supply and Sanitation Technology

Yasumoto Magara, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan

Water supply technologies

Sanitation technologies

Stepwise improvement planning

Social Aspects

Yasumoto Magara, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan

Priority of water supply and sanitation

Institutional development

Environmental consideration in development projects

Economics and Financing

Yasumoto Magara, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan

Development cost of water supply and sanitation

Economic analysis

Financial analysis

System selection

Community Participation

Yasumoto Magara, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan

Role of Community Participation

Environmental Education and Women in Development

Degree of Community Participation

Cost Shearing

Hygiene

Yasumoto Magara, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan

Waterborne infectious diseases

Global statistics

Pathogenic organisms