Essays on Water Management

Risks to the Mine

The major hazards to the mines include the possibility of floods taking place in the sites, and they will lead to a stop of the mining process. Secondly, the mines are prone to gas explosions. The explosions will increase the hole, and might even lead to the prevention of further mining (Khan, et al. 2004). Thirdly, the mines might face chemical leakage, an act that may cause decomposition of rocks and depletion of the important resources in mines. Moreover, mines are prone to dust, that will lead to blocking of the extraction process, by occupying the region, or causing ...

Introduction

The population growth of the cities in the world requires the perform of infrastructure works every day to guarantee the supply of clean and potable water to a population that needs every day more water for food, leisure, and living. But the supply water to human conglomerates has resulted in the removal of most of it, once it has been used and therefore contaminated. The previous requires that the civil engineer took into account some elements that allow them through studies and specialized satisfy effective and sustainable manner the need to have water service, providing it uninterruptedly, in quantity ...

Introduction

Sustainability refers to the endurance of the systems as well as processes. It is a definition of how biological systems would stand as diverse and indefinitely productive. The sustainability process is extremely systematic in the definition of enduring systems as well as processes. There are a number of interconnected domains, which define the most reliable principle of the sustainability in the form of economics, socio-economics, as well as ecology. Sustainable development is the most critical principle in the definition of sustainability. As a socio-ecological process, sustainability is easily achieved through pursuit of a common ideal.

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Introduction

Sharp Park, which is named after George Sharp, has a long, rich history. Mr. Sharp owned a more than 400-acre estate that he established with a vision for the San Francisco residents to enjoy recreation in a natural setting. When he died together with his wife, the property was left to the San Francisco City Council under strict instructions that it would only be used for recreational purposes. Sharp Park is in California off Highway 1 along the Pacific Ocean, San Francisco. It has existed since 1917; the golf course was established in 1930s. In 1941-internment camp was established ...

Background Information

Flooding occurs in many countries around the world and the need to have proper response plan is inevitable. The case in no different this year as floods continue to hit various countries around the world leaving deaths and property damage on its way. A recent report by the United Nations, The Human Cost of Weather-related Disasters 1995-2015 documents the danger posed by floods around the world and the lack of preparedness among several institutions involved. From 1995 to date, flooding has accounted for over 47% of weather related disasters which is significant when compared to other disasters. In recent ...

Water is one of the essential components of life. Without water, life becomes difficult, for the people, plants as well as animals. Water exists in different kinds. It exists as a precipitate, liquid, solid (ice), or even water vapor (gas). Water plays various functions in the world; it is the source of life, upon which all living things depend on for survival. Water wastage, as well as the increased levels of water pollution, is a major issue in the world today. Various water bodies have been made dirty and even polluted through different means. Wastes, both industrial and domestic ...

Sharp Park named after George Sharp has such a long history. Mr. Sharp had more than 400-acre estate that he established. When he died together with his wife, the property was left to the San Francisco City Council under strict instructions that it would only be used for recreational purposes. Sharp Park is in California off Highway 1 along the Pacific Ocean, San Francisco. It has existed since 1917; the golf course was established in 1930's. In 1941-internment camp was established in the park that provided medical service, food, shelter and employment opportunities to San Francisco residents. When Pearl ...

Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBoK) for Project Management

Literature Review The PMBoK is a guide for project management, wherein all the contents constitute a body of knowledge for project managers to follow and use. This document is the product of the work of the Project Management Institute (PMI). It is said that the practices mentioned therein are applicable to most projects most of the time, and that experts have concurred about their utility and value. This means that the direct application of the processes, tools, and techniques can improve the chances of success of a project. PMBoK is process-driven, meaning that it is made out of several ...

Essay

Maldives is the country widely famous all over the world for its premium class resorts and unique tourist potential. To understand, why exactly tourism became an essential branch of industry for this country, we should take into consideration that, obviously, Maldives do not have much of the natural resources to extract, process, then export abroad and get profit. And, unlike Japan, also poor on natural resources, that had found the successful solution of the problem through the encouraging development of the advanced technologies; Maldives are only making first steps to the competitive higher education and democracy at all. Pretty ...

Looking at the study A compromise study of the effect of GIS data on hydrology and non-point source pollution modeling found in Agriculture Water Management, the authors of the study were looking to find and identify the problems of current sample mapping using the GIS method. Using the Daning watershed in China, they studied different GIS studies done on the area. The GIS is a model that can take data from other studies and put all the data in one prediction looking at different variables it predicts certain events in the watershed. They found the biggest problem was that ...

International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Somalia

The combination of several factors resulted to the challenges faced by people in terms of having access to safe and clean water in Somalia. There is relentless pressure to improve the living conditions of the population living in Somalian communities through the provision of continuous supply of clean and safe water. The IOM deemed it sustainable to implement a system where appropriate sanitation process and knowledge to protect the community from exposure to water born diseases. Currently, the challenges that exist in Somali in terms of the water supply in the communities are affected by such factors as arid ...