Gisela Kaiser

Parched - The Cape Town Drought Story (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer International Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 290
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Oktober 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783030788896
• Artikelnr.: 62828665

Autorenporträt

Gisela Kaiser is an accomplished management executive and professional civil engineer with 30 years' experience in development and management of infrastructure projects and programs within a wide range of sectors including local government, industrial development, higher education and retail. Her passion lies in sustainable development - building a future that is integrated; where complex solutions are not detrimental to distant stakeholders, and where development results in increased social justice, equality and environmental stewardship.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1, Introduction.- Chapter 2. Water Supply in Cape Town.- Chapter 3. Reconciliation strategy.- Chapter 4. Politics, trust and governance.- Chapter 5. The Drought.- Chapter 6. Reliance on rainfall, climate variability and climate change.- Chapter 7. The Water Resilience Programme.- Chapter 8. The New Water Programme.- Chapter 9. NWP: Managing dam levels.- Chapter 10. NWP: Managing Demand.- Chapter 11. NWP: Augmentation.- Chapter 12. Lessons learnt.- Chapter 13. Conclusion.