Coastal Reservoir Technology and Applications - 9780323907903

Coastal Reservoir Technology and ApplicationsAuthor(s): Shu-Qing Yang\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division, United States\nImprint: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division\nISBN-13: 9780323907903, 978-0323907903\nSynopsis\nCoastal Reservoir Technology and Applications presents the analyses showing that the world is not running out of water, but water is running out of river mouthswe need to work to harness this resource. Compared with inland water storages and desalination technology, coastal reservoirs are a nature-based water solution without disturbing the environment. This book mainly answers the questions of what the coastal reservoir technology is, where we should construct coastal reservoirs, and how to supply sufficient, high-quality and affordable water to the world with minimum environmental/social impacts. Chapter 1 reviews modes of water resources development in the history along with current problems and reasons. Chapter 2 discusses the definiti.