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Water: A Manual for Engineers Architects Planners and Managers by Jain, Ashok Kumar

ISBN: 9788170353737
Binding: Hard Bound
Biblio: vii+613p., figs., tabls.,bib., 25 cm
Weight: 1306 gms
Pages: 620
Imprint: Daya Publishing House
Year: 2007
Price : Rs 2500.00
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About the Book
The crisis of water all over has brought renewed focus on the urgent need for sustainable management of the water resource. This issue is interwined and integrated to cultural, historical, political economic and social development, which have bearing on the regional stability and international cooperation. Fast increasing population is leading to indiscriminate expansion of urban footprints on the landscape of India. This is putting unbearable pressure on the ever-dwindling water resource. Its sustainable development would chart the course for the future growth of the country. Therefore, it is imperative not only to initiate new projects and upgrade our present infrastructure, but also to promote water conservation. This book provides a holistic and a comprehensive perspective to understand, analyze and deal with the short term and long range issue which are involved in the planning, conservation and management of the water resource. It provides a window to much needed basic information for the engineers, planners, architects, managers and all those involved with water management.