687
United Nations (UN)
principal organs, 157
SDG (see Sustainable Development
Goals (SDG))
system, 83, 157, 158, 160
UNDP, 75, 76
United Nations Development Programme
(UNDP), 75, 76, 158
United Nations Framework Convention on
Climate Change (UNFCCC), 298
United Nations Watercourses Convention
(UNWC), 167
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), 434
Upper Colorado River Basin Commission
(1948), 217
Upper Mississippi Basin Association
(UMBA), 217
Urban FEW Supply Chain Management
centralized vs. decentralized, 501, 502
dynamic networks, 499
integrated vs. separated, 502, 503
integration, 504, 505
principles, 504
SCM, 499, 500
SSCM, 500, 501
USA Department of Agriculture (USDA), 114
USA Dollar and U.S. Federal Reserve
System, 190
U.S. Dietary Guidelines, 225
Use-inspired science
biofuels, 328
characteristics, 328
decision-maker, 328
economy analysis and modeling, 329
stakeholders, 329
technology and policy characteristics, 329
U.S. Geologic Survey (USGS), 214
US Governance
conventional oil and gas law, 214
CWA stormwater, 214
environmental laws, 213
federal government, 213
federalist structure, 212
FEW resources, 214
financial assistance and insurance
programs, 214
international agreements, 210
international and domestic laws, 211
jurisprudence, 214
Mexico’s upstream neighbor, 211
NPDES system, 212
RCRA, 213
regulatory frameworks, 215
U.S. regulatory framework
hydrological connections, 217
water systems, 215
watersheds, 216
U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), 279
Utility customer data, 394
Utilization, 66, 67, 78, 79
V
Value chain, 43
Vector models, 438
Vegetation dynamics, 465
1980 Vienna Convention on the Law of
Treaties, 156
Virtual land, 203
Virtual water trade, 200
Visualization experts, 468
Visualized simulations, 476
W
Wastewater discharge, 291
Water, 8–9, 526
classification, 285
emerging contaminants, 291
potable water, 290, 291
raw freshwater, 286
raw water, 287
supply chain and infrastructure, 287
treatment, 289
wastewater systems, 291
Water-conserving irrigation strategies, 139
Water consumption, 54
Water cycle, 51–54
Water distribution, 11
Water evaluation and planning (WEAP),
404, 410
Water facilities, 52
Water governance, 564, 569
Water production, 11
Water quantity law, 215, 216
Water quantity regulation, 215
Water resources systems, 410
Water security, 66
Watershed associations, 228
Watershed governance
Amazon River, 537–538
Great Lakes, 531–532
Lake Victoria, 544–545
Watershed integration
context, 603
cross-border governance, 604
Index
United Nations (UN)
principal organs, 157
SDG (see Sustainable Development
Goals (SDG))
system, 83, 157, 158, 160
UNDP, 75, 76
United Nations Development Programme
(UNDP), 75, 76, 158
United Nations Framework Convention on
Climate Change (UNFCCC), 298
United Nations Watercourses Convention
(UNWC), 167
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), 434
Upper Colorado River Basin Commission
(1948), 217
Upper Mississippi Basin Association
(UMBA), 217
Urban FEW Supply Chain Management
centralized vs. decentralized, 501, 502
dynamic networks, 499
integrated vs. separated, 502, 503
integration, 504, 505
principles, 504
SCM, 499, 500
SSCM, 500, 501
USA Department of Agriculture (USDA), 114
USA Dollar and U.S. Federal Reserve
System, 190
U.S. Dietary Guidelines, 225
Use-inspired science
biofuels, 328
characteristics, 328
decision-maker, 328
economy analysis and modeling, 329
stakeholders, 329
technology and policy characteristics, 329
U.S. Geologic Survey (USGS), 214
US Governance
conventional oil and gas law, 214
CWA stormwater, 214
environmental laws, 213
federal government, 213
federalist structure, 212
FEW resources, 214
financial assistance and insurance
programs, 214
international agreements, 210
international and domestic laws, 211
jurisprudence, 214
Mexico’s upstream neighbor, 211
NPDES system, 212
RCRA, 213
regulatory frameworks, 215
U.S. regulatory framework
hydrological connections, 217
water systems, 215
watersheds, 216
U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), 279
Utility customer data, 394
Utilization, 66, 67, 78, 79
V
Value chain, 43
Vector models, 438
Vegetation dynamics, 465
1980 Vienna Convention on the Law of
Treaties, 156
Virtual land, 203
Virtual water trade, 200
Visualization experts, 468
Visualized simulations, 476
W
Wastewater discharge, 291
Water, 8–9, 526
classification, 285
emerging contaminants, 291
potable water, 290, 291
raw freshwater, 286
raw water, 287
supply chain and infrastructure, 287
treatment, 289
wastewater systems, 291
Water-conserving irrigation strategies, 139
Water consumption, 54
Water cycle, 51–54
Water distribution, 11
Water evaluation and planning (WEAP),
404, 410
Water facilities, 52
Water governance, 564, 569
Water production, 11
Water quantity law, 215, 216
Water quantity regulation, 215
Water resources systems, 410
Water security, 66
Watershed associations, 228
Watershed governance
Amazon River, 537–538
Great Lakes, 531–532
Lake Victoria, 544–545
Watershed integration
context, 603
cross-border governance, 604
Index