Product Description

This title provides a source of information on all aspects of water engineering and technology. Emphasis is placed on small-scale supply, the needs of poorer communities and on the importance of environmental sustainability.The entries cover water supplies for urban and rural communities, wastewater systems, water resources, hydrology, irrigation, river improvement, drainage, erosion, groundwater exploration, hydrography, flood protection, hydraulic machines, dams and water power.The dictionary is designed to meet the needs of engineers, technicians and students throughout the world. It is a practical handbook for down-to-earth use by all those involved in sustainable development programmes from planners to fieldworkers.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2341700 in Books
• Published on: 2005-06-16
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 384 pages

About the Author
Ken Nelson is a former Engineer-in-Charge, Farm Water Supplies, Australia, and currently works as a consulting engineer and technical writer. Charles Kerr was a civil engineer and a specialist in water supply, and was, until his death in 2001, the technical editor of Waterlines, the international journal journal for low-cost water supply and sanitation. Robert Legg is a consulting engineer, working mainly water resources, hydraulic structures and applied hydrology. He is a member of the British Dams Society and the British Hydrological Society.