Water Resources Systems Planning and Management: Volume 51

ISBN-13: 9780128213490 / Angielski

Sharad K. Jain; V. P. Singh

Opis

Water Resources Systems Planning and Management, Second Edition, Volume 51 presents new and updated material, including case studies, examples and important updates on topics such as climate change and integrated water resources management. Authored by two renowned experts in the field of water resources, this text provides an overview of the current status of water resources utilization, the likely scenario of future demands, simulation and techniques of economic analysis, concepts of planning, the planning process, integrated planning, public involvement, reservoir sizing, and finally, systems operation and management. This book presents a comprehensive overview of the field that is relevant for students, professors, scholars, researchers, and consultants in the fields of Water Resources, Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering and Hydrology.

Spis treści

Part I. Preliminaries1. Introduction to water resources systems2. Acquisition and processing of water resources data3. Emerging techniques for data acquisition and systems modeling4. Statistical techniques for data analysis

Part II. Decision Making5. Systems analysis techniques6. Economic considerations7. Environmental and social considerations8. Rational decision makingPart III. Water Resources Planning and Development9. Water resources planning10. Reservoir sizing

Part IV. Systems Operation and Management11. Reservoir operation12. Reservoir sedimentation13. Water quality modeling14. Environmental flows and their assessment15. Climate change and its impacts on water management16. Integrated river basin planning and management. Or Integrated Water Resources Management