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RECORD NUMBER: 74 OF 525Main Title | Beyond dams : options & alternatives / | |||||||||||
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Publisher | American Rivers, | |||||||||||
Year Published | 2004 | |||||||||||
OCLC Number | 67290313 | |||||||||||
Subjects | Dam retirement--United States ; Dams--Environmental aspects--United States ; Stream ecology--United States ; Floodplain management--United States | |||||||||||
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Collation | 89 p. ; 28 cm. | |||||||||||
Notes | Includes bibliographical references. |
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Contents Notes | Alternatives to dams -- Water supply -- Water diversion & irrigation methods -- Infiltration galleries & wells -- Screened intake pipes -- Seasonal dams -- Consolidated diversions -- Field practices -- Management strategies -- System modifications -- Water management alternatives -- Urban design & infrastructure -- Rainwater harvesting -- Recycled (Gray) water -- Conservation pricing -- Water-saving devices -- Desalination plants -- Flood management -- In urban areas -- In agricultural areas -- Reducing runoff -- Breaching or setting back levees -- Restoring meanders -- Constructing bypass channels -- Riparian & in-river flood management -- Separating the people & the threat -- Flood proofing -- Resettlement -- Energy -- End-use efficiency -- Emerging technologies -- Wind power -- Solar power -- Fuel cells and microturbines. |