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This book presents a unique and up-to-date summary of what is known about groundwater on our planet, from a global perspective and in terms of area-specific factual information. Unlike most textbooks on groundwater, it does not deal with theoretical principles, but rather with the overall picture that emerges as a result of countless observations,
This present study forms part of this evaluation phase and makes use of South Africa as an African Continent case study to assess and provide feedback on the proposed WWAP indicators. The main objective of the study has been to evaluate the proposed WWAP indicators in terms of their relevance and practicality to South Africa. Carried out in collaboration with the South African Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, this has also provided an opportunity to assess the status of current indicators and reporting initiatives in South Africa, as well as to comment on the process by which indicators might be further developed and used.
This illustrated report sets out a global review of the state of the world's freshwater resources, based on the collective work of 24 United Nations agencies, following on from the conclusions of the first UN World Water Development Report 'Water for People, Water for Life' published in 2003 (ISBN 9231038818). This second edition discusses progress towards the water-related targets of the UN Millennium Development Goals and examines a range of key issues including population growth and increasing urbanisation, changing ecosystems, food production, health, industry and energy, as well as risk management, valuing and paying for water and increasing knowledge and capacity. It contains 16 case studies which consider key challenges in water resource management and makes a number of recommendations to guide future action and encourage sustainable use, productivity and management of our increasingly scarce freshwater resources.
More than 100 papers originating from 24 countries report the most recent advances in mineral processing and related fields. They represent a coherent combination of subjects from such diverse areas as communication classification, gravity, magnetic and electrostatic separation, flotation fundamentals and technology, hydrometallurgy, coal processing, industrial minerals, gold and silver, modeling, simulation and control, dewatering, agglomeration. Conventional and column flotation, reagent-surface interactions, handling of cyanide containing leach liquors in gold recovery processing of industrial minerals, especially boron minerals, and of coal receive special emphasis. The book is anticipated to be a reference material for those who practice mineral processing, coal preparation, hydrometallurgy, surface chemistry and environmental remediation. .
Co-published with UNESCO A product of the UNESCO-IHP project on Water and Cultural Diversity, this book represents an effort to examine the complex role water plays as a force in sustaining, maintaining, and threatening the viability of culturally diverse peoples. It is argued that water is a fundamental human need, a human right, and a core sustaining element in biodiversity and cultural diversity. The core concepts utilized in this book draw upon a larger trend in sustainability science, a recognition of the synergism and analytical potential in utilizing a coupled biological and social systems analysis, as the functioning viability of nature is both sustained and threatened by humans.