Also available as: Dust Jacket, Hardcover, E-Book
Published: October, 2008,2010
Format: Perfect Bound Softcover(B/W)
Pages: 152
Size: 6x9
ISBN: 978-1-9362-3612-1
PUBLICATIONS
Buchholtz, T. and T. Younos. 2007.
http://www.vwrrc.vt.edu/special_reports.html
Buchholtz, T., D. Bork and T. Younos. 2007.
http://www.vwrrc.vt.edu/special_reports.html.
Gowland, D. and T. Younos. 2008.
http://www.vwrrc.vt.edu/special_reports.html
Grady, C. and T. Younos. 2008.
http://www.vwrrc.vt.edu/special_reports.html.
Adams, E. and T. Younos. 2008
http://www.vwrrc.vt.edu/special_reports.html
Young, K., T. Younos, R. Dymond and D. Kibler. 2009.
http://www.vwrrc.vt.edu/special_reports.html.
Warren, M.P., T. Younos and J. Randolph. 2009.
http://www.vwrrc.vt.edu/special_reports.html
Younos, T., R. Hill and H. Poole. 2009.
http://www.vwrrc.vt.edu/special_reports.html
Younos, T., C. Grady, T. Chen and T. Parece. 2009.
"Conventional and Decentralized Water Infrastructure: Energy Consumption and Carbon Footprint. In: Proceedings of the American Water Resources Association – 2009 Spring Specialty Conference – Managing Water Resources and Development in a Changing Climate" (Ed. H. Toniolo). 10pp. May 4-6, Anchorage , Alaska . ISBN: 1-882132-79-3.
Overview:
Much has been said of the principle of thinking globally and acting locally. I have found this not only to be true, but with vision and determination, I realize that local successes may also release the forces of a perpetual cycle that in turn leads to improving global conditions. After more than eight decades, I've seen the world as it has been, but also as I believe it can be. I have dedicated most of my life contributing to what I believe is a vision of how to help create that world. I've been a soldier, an entrepreneur, a public servant and an advocate for society's less-fortunate. Because I have been blessed in succeeding at those endeavors, I believe my experiences, especially at the local level, and my vision may be helpful to others who want to be part of building a better future for all of society ? a society that seems in the last several years to have been losing its way.
Environmental Publications
Virginia Rainwater Harvesting Manual, 2nd Edition 2009, Compiled by The Cabell Brand Center, A comprehensive guide to examining, designing and maintaining rainwater harvesting systems to abate stormwater runoff.
Impact of rainwater harvesting:
Rainwater harvesting could have a dramatic, positive impact on all of these problems. According to the US Census, Virginia had an estimated 358,000 more housing units in July 2007 than in July 2000. Assuming that each housing unit has a footprint of 1,500 ft2, these additional units represent 537 million ft2 of additional impervious roof area. If each house had a rainwater harvesting system that collected all of the water that fell on the roof, these systems could supply 14.3 billion gallons of water per year. For comparison, the City of Virginia Beach public water supply used 13.5 billion gallons of water in 2007 (4). If these rainwater harvesting systems were put in place, not only would they reduce the demand on surface and groundwater sources, they would also reduce strain on the water supply and delivery infrastructure. One kWh of energy is needed to treat and transport 667 gallons of municipal drinking water (9). Based on a case study in southwest Virginia, a rainwater harvesting system can produce 1,650 gallons of non-potable water per kWh (10). Using rainwater harvesting systems instead of municipal systems to supply 14.3 billion gallons of water could save 12.7 million kWh of energy. Based on the EPA’s greenhouse gas equivalencies calculator, this energy savings could mean a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions of 20 million pounds, the equivalent of 1,675 passenger cars. The addition of these rainwater harvesting systems would also reduce stormwater runoff. Using average concentrations of nitrogen and phosphorus in residential runoff (14), these rainwater harvesting systems could reduce nutrient loading to surface waters by over 30,000 pounds of total phosphorus and over 230,000 pounds of total nitrogen per year. While these nutrients are necessary for plant growth, an over-abundance of nutrients can lead to algae blooms and even fish kills, greatly impairing the water quality.
This 158-page, 7" by 10" handbook of family and community development tells about the unique and creative ways that Total Action Against Poverty (TAP) has helped thousands of families and individuals with a "hand up and not a hand out", since 1965 in Roanoke, Virginia.
The lessons we've learned in that time can help you improve your agency, your programs, staff performance, board participation, and more!
Learn how TAP....
- Started with a dream and organized a regional agency with broad community support;
- Face political and economic adversity and stuck to its mission;
- Embraces diverse sectors, uniting them toward the single purpose of reducing poverty in a land of plenty;
- Nurtures and develops initiatives that speak to real needs;
- Finds the resources to accomplish goals;
- Has grown into a multi-program, $12 million dollar a year agency with techniques that anyone can use;
- Has parented over half a dozen strong and vital agencies that have grown into a statewide network of concerned programming... and how you can leverage your own programs into independence and wider impact;
- Has "tapped" resources from unexpected sectors and generated continuing political support.
Community Development and Poverty Publications
May 9th, 2011 Roanoke Valley-Regional Sustainability Summit Presented by the Cabell Brand Center
Presented by The Cabell Brand Center and Dr. Tamim Younos
Conference/Workshop Presentations:
Cabell Brand Center Special Reports:
