{"product_id":"9783540565628","title":"Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences: A Comparative Analysis","description":"\u003ch1\u003eLecture Notes in Earth Sciences: A Comparative Analysis\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eRoberts, Bruce R.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eBased on a comparative analysis of two case studies, this\nbook presents a   comprehensive and systematic examination of\nurban water management in the   light of environmental theory.\nA complex model structure of the subject     matter portrays it\nas a system of interlocking subsystems covering          the\nmanagement structure, the inventory and the urban\nhydrological      conditions. The system itself is also viewed\nwithin its wider urban         ecological context of interaction\nbetween urban and industrial development, land use and the\nphysical environment. This analytical grid also provides   the\nframework for the evaluation of water management reforms,\nremedial  strategies, programs and plans.\nBy seizing upon a crucial problem setting   for arid land\nresearch, the author most poignantly reveals the              complex\nrole of water management within the context of                      environmental\ncrisis. The choice of urban regions - ]r}mqi, Xinjiang,       and\nPhoenix, Arizona - within systems as culturally and\npolitically     different as the United States and the PR of\nChina is apt to give an        up-to-date display of the main\nissues of the topic within a global          perspective. The evident\nsocioeconomic contrast between the two systems     projects a\ndifferentiated notion of the Third World's predicament           in\nthis respect, and leads the reader on to explore the\nopportunities - but also the definite limitations -involved\nin the transfer of high-standardWestern know-how.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 1993-05-12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783540565628\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/BFb0011244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 244cm x170cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 337\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Berlin Heidelberg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47661302644876,"sku":"9783540565628","price":49.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783540565628.jpg?v=1776427524","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783540565628","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}