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Title: WATER AS A RESOURCE AND AS A NUISANCE
Accession Number: 00240569
Record Type: Component
Abstract: THE WATER RESOURCE AND THE EFFECTS OF HUMAN ACTIVITIES ON THE RESOURCE ARE DISCUSSED. THE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: (1) DEVELOPMENTS FOR WATER USE, (2) EXTRACTION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, (3) AGRIGULTURE USE OF LAND, (4) FLOOD PROTECTION AND DRAINAGE AND (5) ROADS AND OTHER MEANS OF COMMUNICATION. IN URBANIZED AREAS, WATER AS A RESOURCE BECOMES INCREASINGLY INADEQUATE TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CONCENTRATED POPULATION AND INDUSTRY-IT MUST BE IMPORTED FROM OTHER AREAS. WATERS USED NONCONSUMPTIVELY CONTRIBUTE POLLUTANTS TO THE NATURAL WATER RESOURCE, BUT THIS IS ONLY ONE ASPECT OF THE PROBLEM OF WASTE DISPOSAL IN URBAN AREAS. URBANIZATION CAUSES SOME DRASTIC CHANGES IN THE NATURAL HYDROLOGIC SYSTEM. BUILDINGS AND PAVEMENTS INHIBIT GROUND WATER RECHARGE AND PROMOTE INSTANT RUNOFF FROM STORMS. INCREASED FLOOD PEAKS CAUSE EROSION AND SEDIMENT TRANSPORT,AS DO VARIOUS CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES. /AUTHOR/
Supplemental Notes: Paper sponsored by Department of Economics, Finance and Administration; Department of Urban Transportation Planning; and Department of Soils, Geology and Foundations and presented at the 48th Annual Meeting. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
Monograph Title: Monograph Accession #: 01410212
Report/Paper Numbers: No. 274
Authors: Thomas, Harold EPagination: pp 17-28
Publication Date: 1969
Serial: Media Type: Digital/other
Features: References
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TRT Terms: Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Society
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Sep 22 1994 12:00AM
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