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
This book provides a definitive review of knowledge about bar room environments and their regulation, and provides directions for the prevention of aggression, violence and injury in and around public drinking establishments. It shows why drinking establishments are high risk for aggression, why some establishments are riskier than others, the effectiveness of existing interventions and policies, and the importance of better regulatory models for achieving safer drinking establishments. The authors emphasise the need to understand the problem and to tackle it through evidence-based preventive strategies, providing a detailed review of the nature of problem behaviours within the specific context of public drinking establishments - while recognising that these establishments are businesses that operate in diverse communities and cultures. Special attention is paid to the difficulties in implementing and sustaining effective interventions within the kinds of regulatory structures and political and economic climates that currently prevail in western countries. The book draws upon the authors' extensive experience with observational, interview and intervention research related to reducing aggression and injury in drinking establishments, as well as their knowledge of the alcohol field, and of prevention, policing and regulation more generally.
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