Parched - The Cape Town Drought Story

Häftad, Engelska, 2022

Av Gisela Kaiser

1 279 kr

Beställningsvara. Skickas inom 10-15 vardagar

Fri frakt för medlemmar vid köp för minst 249 kr.

Finns i fler format (1)

Inbunden

1 839 kr

Skickas inom 10-15 vardagar

The book presents the history of water supply to Cape Town, leading up to the worst ever drought recorded, through political turmoil impacting on drought interventions and resulting in the adoption of an integrated water strategy. Regions reliant on water supply from rainfed dams have always been vulnerable to the impact of drought.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2022-10-27
Mått155 x 235 x 20 mm
Vikt558 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor290
FörlagSpringer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN9783030788919

Tillhör följande kategorier

Gisela Kaiser is an accomplished management executive and professional civil engineer with 30 years’ experience in development and management of infrastructure projects and programs within a wide range of sectors including local government, industrial development, higher education and retail. Her passion lies in sustainable development - building a future that is integrated; where complex solutions are not detrimental to distant stakeholders, and where development results in increased social justice, equality and environmental stewardship.

Chapter 1, Introduction.- Chapter 2. Water Supply in Cape Town.- Chapter 3. Reconciliation strategy.- Chapter 4. Politics, trust and governance.- Chapter 5. The Drought.- Chapter 6. Reliance on rainfall, climate variability and climate change.- Chapter 7. The Water Resilience Programme.- Chapter 8. The New Water Programme.- Chapter 9. NWP: Managing dam levels.- Chapter 10. NWP: Managing Demand.- Chapter 11. NWP: Augmentation.- Chapter 12. Lessons learnt.- Chapter 13. Conclusion.