Water Management: The Decision Making Process - Softcover

White, Dr. Randy

 
9781491851265: Water Management: The Decision Making Process
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1491851260 ISBN 13: 9781491851265
Verlag: AuthorHouse, 2014

Inhaltsangabe

The scarcity of potable water in both urban and rural settings requires that key decision-makers in water management explore innovative and timely solutions. However, the range of solutions currently under consideration are not well understood or documented in the literature. To fill this gap, this study used in-depth, semi-structured, open-ended interviews (n=7) to explore water managers' knowledge and reasoning about solutions to water shortage, including practical considerations about cost and sustainability of water conservation and conversion. Findings revealed that water managers' knowledge of potential solutions largely revolve around conservation and desalination of brackish water to produce short-term potable water. Water managers recommend that investment in and expansion of existing desalination technologies like reverse osmosis constitute a promising solution to the growing crisis of global water shortages. This study provided a preliminary understanding of practical barriers and facilitators considered by water managers in their search for long-term water management solutions.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Randy White founded and serves as executive director of Love of Learning, a nonprofit that hosts read-alouds and donates high-quality children's books to low-income kids in central Virginia. He has received numerous Making a Difference awards for his work promoting literacy opportunities for disadvantaged children. Before founding his nonprofit organization, Mr. White spent ten years as a public school teacher in a suburb of Richmond, Virginia. He holds a master's degree in teaching and a bachelor's degree in sociology from Virginia Commonwealth University, as well as an associate's degree in social sciences. A native of Richmond, Mr. White currently lives in the city with his wife, Christin, their two young children, and two adorable boxers.

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Verlag
AuthorHouse
Erscheinungsdatum
2014
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1491851260
ISBN 13 
9781491851265
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
116
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