Water Resources: Science and Society
Water Resources
Science and Society
By George Hornberger & Debra Perrone
Chapter 1: Hydrologic Cycle
Chapter 2: Surface Water
Chapter 3: Groundwater
Chapter 4: Soil Water
Chapter 5: Water for Agriculture
Chapter 6: Water for Energy
Chapter 7: Water for People
Chapter 8: Water for the Environment
Chapter 9: Population & Water
Chapter 10: Climate Change & Water
Chapter 11: Water Law
Chapter 12: Water Quality
Chapter 13: Water Management
In this new textbook, the role of water resources in natural, social, and human-built systems is examined, helping students understand and evaluate the complex tradeoffs required to achieve sustainable water management. Providing a much-needed educational tool that looks at freshwater resources, the text includes a primer on the elements of physical hydrology necessary to understand resource availability; relates water to agriculture, energy, the environment, and urbanization; highlights connections between water quantity and quality; explains the economic and legal constraints round water resources; considers the impacts of climate change and population growth; and proposes paths forward for the sustainable use of water.
Teaching basic methods used to make informed water management decisions, the book includes illustrative quantitative calculations, qualitative think-pieces, and case studies. An appendix provides a review of units, dimensions, and conversions useful for addressing each chapter's example problems. Online answer keys are also available.
Reviews
John J. Boland, Johns Hopkins University
"This book is significant for its even-handed treatment of a wide range of issues, applications, disciplines, and policy initiatives. The most integrated examination of water resources that I have seen."