Preface
The issue of water resources management is extremely broad and covers several
related areas. There are several publications that discuss water resource management in Poland, but focus only on selected water management issues. Hence, the
idea of a book on management of water resources in Poland, which in an exceptionally broad way, would present the most important issues in the field of water
management in quantitative and qualitative terms. In this volume, only the most
important aspects of water resources management in Poland are discussed, indicating specific problems and possibilities of solving or eliminating them.
This book consists of 21 chapters that form a coherent and logical entity. This is
the result of a teamwork of 32 scientists from various institutions and research
centers, who in their scientific research address the issues of determining water
resources and their importance and use in various sectors of the national economy
(agriculture, industry, municipal economy, transport).
The scientific material presented in this book is a coherent collection of information that is extremely useful to both practitioners and experts in water resource
management. We hope that professional, designers, employees and graduate students dealing with water management, but also the society will find useful information on water resource management in this book. Educating and informing the
public are extremely important because it largely contributes to increasing public
awareness of water use and taking further measures to reduce water consumption.
Involving society in positive actions for water resources protection contributes to
the increase of water resources protection.
Water is an important element of the landscape, which requires protection
against excessive use. Ensuring sustainable development in water management
requires first of all knowledge of its resources, which will allow for planning
protection as well as for its rational use. We keep in mind that we must protect these
resources and leave them for future generations. The basis of proper management is
the issue of proper administration through a reliable diagnosis of the existing state
and forecasting future changes.
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The issue of water resources management is extremely broad and covers several
related areas. There are several publications that discuss water resource management in Poland, but focus only on selected water management issues. Hence, the
idea of a book on management of water resources in Poland, which in an exceptionally broad way, would present the most important issues in the field of water
management in quantitative and qualitative terms. In this volume, only the most
important aspects of water resources management in Poland are discussed, indicating specific problems and possibilities of solving or eliminating them.
This book consists of 21 chapters that form a coherent and logical entity. This is
the result of a teamwork of 32 scientists from various institutions and research
centers, who in their scientific research address the issues of determining water
resources and their importance and use in various sectors of the national economy
(agriculture, industry, municipal economy, transport).
The scientific material presented in this book is a coherent collection of information that is extremely useful to both practitioners and experts in water resource
management. We hope that professional, designers, employees and graduate students dealing with water management, but also the society will find useful information on water resource management in this book. Educating and informing the
public are extremely important because it largely contributes to increasing public
awareness of water use and taking further measures to reduce water consumption.
Involving society in positive actions for water resources protection contributes to
the increase of water resources protection.
Water is an important element of the landscape, which requires protection
against excessive use. Ensuring sustainable development in water management
requires first of all knowledge of its resources, which will allow for planning
protection as well as for its rational use. We keep in mind that we must protect these
resources and leave them for future generations. The basis of proper management is
the issue of proper administration through a reliable diagnosis of the existing state
and forecasting future changes.
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