Inter-Basin Water Transfer: Case Studies from Australia, United States, Canada, China and India

by Ian White and Fereidoun Ghassemi

Book Overview

Increasing demands for irrigation, domestic and industrial water have generated a massive growth world-wide in the number of large water infrastructure projects involving the transfer of water from basins considered to have surplus water to those where the demand for water has exceeded or is expected to exceed supplies. Using the experiences of projects in Australia, United States, Canada, China and India, this book examines case studies within the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107404215
• ISBN13: 9781107404212
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 462 Pages
• Weight: 2.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.5" x 11.0"