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Extending water resources
Extending water resources

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Extending water resources

Extending water resources

Introduction

Existing supplies of water will have to be used in different ways, or new sources will have to be found, to satisfy a greater demand for water in the future. This course looks at alternative methods of exploiting water resources by water transfer, estuary storage, and conjunctive use, and also at methods for creating new supplies of fresh water by desalination and rain-making.

This OpenLearn course provides a sample of level 2 study in Environment & Development [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)]

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