Stream Channelization
Stream Channelization

Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations. Conservation and Natural Resources Subcommittee

Publisher:

Published: 1971

Total Pages: 432

ISBN-13:

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Economic Analysis of Investment Operations
Economic Analysis of Investment Operations

Author: Pedro Belli

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 2001-01-01

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13: 9780821348505

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This books presents general principles and methodologies of quantitative risk analysis; provides theory and practice of how to evaluate health, transport and education projects and describes how to assess the environmental impact of projects. It looks at how the tools of cost benefit analysis can be applied from the point of view of the private sector, public sector, bankers, and the country as a whole. It encourages analysts to answer a number of key questions that are likely to increase success rather than simply describing techniques. This book as aimed at all concerned with resource allocation and is presented in an accessible fashion. It is required reading at World bank Institute courses.

Economic Analysis of Forest Landscape Management Alternatives
Economic Analysis of Forest Landscape Management Alternatives

Author: Bruce R. Lippke

Publisher:

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13:

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An evaluation of management alternatives to maintain and restore biodiversity and habitat. While regulatory standards are often considered the most direct method to achieve an environmental goal, the primary emphasis in this report was to identify more effective alternatives.

Engineering Economic Analysis Practices for Highway Investment
Engineering Economic Analysis Practices for Highway Investment

Author: Michael J. Markow

Publisher: Transportation Research Board

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 127

ISBN-13: 0309223431

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TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 424: Engineering Economic Analysis Practices for Highway Investment explores how U.S. transportation agencies have applied engineering economics--benefit–cost analyses and similar procedures--to decisions on highway investments.

Designing US Economic Policy
Designing US Economic Policy

Author: W. Brazelton

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2001-02-13

Total Pages: 190

ISBN-13: 0230508510

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In Designing US Economic Policy , W. Robert Brazelton analyzes the development of US economic policy in the aftermath of the Second World War. As the world struggled to recover from the massive wartime expenditure, it was essential that economic policy not repeat the mistakes of the prewar era which sparked the 1930s Depression. These policies included Truman's New Deal, which helped shape both the economic and social climate of the USA today.

River Ecology and Man
River Ecology and Man

Author: Ray T. Oglesby

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2013-09-17

Total Pages: 486

ISBN-13: 1483219038

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Environmental Sciences: River Ecology and Man covers papers on the subject of river ecology. The book provides a geomorphic and chemical overview of rivers, and discusses the zoological description of a river. The text also describes plant ecology in flowing water; man's impact on the Columbia river; and water quality management of the Delaware river. The uses of rivers and the human's impact on the rivers of Columbia, Illinois, Nile, Thames, and Danube are also considered. The book further tackles regulated discharge and the stream environment; morphometric changes; and sedimentation (suspended solids). The text also looks into the effects of pesticides and industrial wastes on surface water use; the effects of radionuclides in river systems; and the multiple use of river systems. Environmental scientists, geologists, civil engineers, and scientists involved in the study of the natural resources, wildlife, and fisheries.