Routledge Library Editions: Water Resources
British Rivers
1st Edition
Edited
By John Lewin
December 01, 2025
Originally published in 1981, this book describes and interprets the physical nature of British rivers and is authored by leading authors from universities, the Institute of Hydrology and a water Authority. The contents include data on river regimes and catchment characteristics, information on ...
Life Before the Drought
1st Edition
Edited
By Earl Scott
December 01, 2025
Little attention had been paid to the realities of life in the Savanna-Sahel of West Africa before the drought of 1968-74, but this book, originally published in 1984 provides a set of authoritative accounts of the way in which the inhabitants cope with what outsiders perceive as a harsh ...
The British Seas: An Introduction to the Oceanography and Resources of the North-West European Continental Shelf
1st Edition
By Jack Hardisty
December 01, 2025
Originally published in 1990 and designed as a student text, The British Seas is a clear introduction to the oceanography and resources of the region. It is unique in providing a detailed review of the resources of the north-west European continental shelf together with a comprehensive description ...
Water Resources in the Arid Realm
1st Edition
By Clive Agnew, Ewan Anderson
December 01, 2025
Originally published in 1992, this book dispels some of the myths that surround water resource problems of arid lands and the notion that there are simple ‘once and for all’ solutions. Population growth, industrialization, environmental mismanagement and land degradation have led to droughts, ...
Networks for Water Policy: A Comparative Perspective
1st Edition
Edited
By Hans Bressers, Laurence J. O'Toole Jr, Jeremy Richardson
April 03, 2024
Network models for analysing public policy have become widely used in recent years. This volume, originally published in 1995, assesses the network idea by applying a common perspective on network analysis to the constellations involved in water policy formation and implementation in England and ...
RLE Water Resources
1st Edition
By Various Authors
April 03, 2024
Population growth, industrialization, environmental mismanagement, and land degradation have led to droughts, poverty, and famine so that the need for space, food and key natural resources such as water has become the most critical issue in global development. The volumes in this set, originally ...
Water Planning in Britain
1st Edition
By Dennis J. Parker, Edmund C. Penning-Rowsell
April 03, 2024
Originally published in 1980, this book provides a penetrating and scholarly analysis of the planning of water resources, based on 10 years’ of research into one of Britain’s most vital industries. At the time of original publication Britain had a plentiful natural supply of water, but accessible ...