Main Title |
Beyond dams : options & alternatives / |
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
|
Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EJBM |
TC540.B49 2004 |
|
Headquarters Library/Washington,DC |
04/21/2006 |
|
Collation |
89 p. ; 28 cm. |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references. |
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. |
Place Published |
Washington, DC : |
Access Notes |
Also available via the World Wide Web. |
Corporate Au Added Ent |
American Rivers (Organization) ; International Rivers Network. |
PUB Date Free Form |
2004. |
BIB Level |
m |
Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
OCLC Time Stamp |
20060421094802 |
Language |
eng |
Origin |
OCLC |
Type |
CAT |
OCLC Rec Leader |
01885nam 2200289Ia 45020 |