Technology in American Water Development

Technology in American Water Development is an exploratory study. This book addresses the proven technology which has influenced water development in the past, those still effective in shaping its course and the emerging technology of today. The heart of this study is in the thirty-one case descriptions selected from both the emerging and proven technology. Each case description has been treated as briefly as is consistent with clarity, and nontechnical language has been used wherever possible. This title will help to introduce engineers and physical scientists to the administrative problems and opportunities which stem from their works.

Autorentext

Ackerman, Edward A.; Loff, George O.G.

Zusammenfassung
Covering various fields in political science, this new book presents an historical and political-cultural analysis of Buddhism and Confucianism. Using Singapore and Burma as case studies, the book questions the basic assumptions of democratization theory, examining the political science of tyranny and exploring the rhetorical manipulation of religion for the purpose of political legitimacy.A welcome addition to the political science and Asian studies literature, McCarthy addresses many of the current issues that underlie the field of democratization in comparative politics and discusses the issue of imposing Western cultural bias in studying non-Western regimes by analyzing rhetorical traits that are universally regular in politics.

Inhalt

Part I. THE PHYSICAL AND ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT OF WATER DEVELOPMENT, Part II. TECHNIQUES AND TECHNICAL EVENTS SIGNIFICANT IN THE PROGRESS OF WATER DEVELOPMENT, Part III. EMERGING TECHNOLOGY OF POTENTIAL IMPACT ON WATER USE, Part IV. ORGANIZATIONAL RESPONSES TO PROBLEMS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR WATER DEVELOPMENT INTRODUCED BY TECHNOLOGIC CHANGE, Glossary, General References, Data Sources for Maps and Graphs, and Sources for Photographs, Index