Hydrology

International river basins first captured my interest while I worked on water resource issues in the US Department of the Interior during the 1970s and '80s. I was especially intrigued with the way the US resolved long and recurring disputes with Mexico...

Is it not generally believed that our town is a healthy place . . . a place highly com mended on this score both for the sick andfor the healthy? . . And then these Baths - the so-called 'artery' of the town, or the 'nerve centre' . . . Do you know what...

A source of up-to-date information on current water resources, their quality and quantity, in every country in the Balkans. Institutional structures, water management issues and water monitoring problems are analyzed, with special reference to...

Since human beings first appeared on the earth, we have changed land cover and land use for our own purposes, such as conveniences and high productivity. As a result of the land cover and land use changes, many serious environmental problems occur on the...

The potential impact of global warming on water resources is of major national and international concern. This book draws together research work aimed at providing global and regional syntheses of the likely hydrological effects of climate change over...

Global climate change is expected to have major impacts on water resources and aquatic ecosystems. This prospect presents planners, who are already struggling to meet the demands of growing populations and economies, with new challenges. This volume...

Dams are constructed for economic development, and their construction involves large investments of money, and natural and human resources. Of the various types of dams constructed around the globe, earth dams are the most common type and constitute the...

The four volumes in this set cover major aspects of hydrology and water resources, including surface water hydrology, subsurface water hydrology, water quality hydrology, and water resources planning management. The books reflect the water resources...

The four volumes in this set cover major aspects of hydrology and water resources, including surface water hydrology, subsurface water hydrology, water quality hydrology, and water resources planning management. The books reflect the water resources...

A wide variety of problems are associated with the flow of shallow water, such as atmospheric flows, tides, storm surges, river and coastal flows, lake flows, tsunamis. Numerical simulation is an effective tool in solving them and a great variety of...

The Fourteenth International Tsunami Symposium held from 31 July to 3 August 1989 in Novosibirsk, U.S.S.R., was sponsored by the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics. Sixty-five scientists from 13 countries met to exchange information on recent...

This collection of articles provides a unique overview of the state of the science in the prediction of and response to natural disaster events. The uniqueness of this volume is that it comprises more than just the physical science perspective. For each...

Stochastic hydrology is an essential base of water resources systems analysis, due to the inherent randomness of the input, and consequently of the results. These results have to be incorporated in a decision-making process regarding the planning and...

This Workshop was organized to assess the status of knowledge on the behaviour of phosphorus in sediments and to define gaps and reassess research strategies, particularly with respect to prevalent methodology and future approach; and to define gaps and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780792313182Author J. P. SmithFormat HardbackPage Count 400Imprint Kluwer Academic PublishersPublisher Kluwer Academic Publishers

While creativity plays an important role in the advancement of computer science, great ideas are built on a foundation of practical experience and knowledge. This book presents programming techniques which will be useful in both AI projects and more...

This book presents three distinct pillars for analysis, design, and planning: urban water cycle and variability as the state of water being; landscape architecture as the medium for built-by-design; and total systems as the planning approach. The...

Effective participatory water management requires effective co-engineering - the collective process whereby organisational decisions are made on how to bring stakeholders together. This trans-disciplinary book highlights the challenges involved in the...

Hydraulic geometry describes the relations between stable channel characteristics and discharge and adjustments made by a stream in response to changes in river discharge and sediment load. This book introduces hydraulic geometry and discusses different...

Agriculture is the backbone of the economy in most countries and its output can be impacted by climate change effects. India, as well as other countries which are predominantly agricultural are facing various challenges due to increasing population which...

This book is the proceedings of the International Conference on Water Contamination Emergencies: Monitoring, Understanding, Acting held in October 2010. The fourth in a series of conference proceedings this book develops themes from three previous,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789987735174Author John Bosco a MihigoFormat PaperbackImprint E & D Vision Publishing LimitedPublisher E & D Vision Publishing LimitedWeight(grams)...

Contamination of water supplies, whether by chemical, biological or radioactive agents, requires a rapid and effective response in order to reduce or avoid impact on the environment or consumers. Using seven major incident case studies (including the...

In the current international situation, the ability to deal effectively with water contamination emergencies is of rapidly increasing importance. The third in a series of conference proceedings, this book brings together contributions from leading...

Proceedings of a conference on "Integrated River Basin Management under the Water Framework Directive", held at Le Nouveau SiTHcle, Lille, France on 26th-28th April 2010. The book reviews technical challenges faced by EU Member States,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781915750037Author James R WarrenFormat HardbackPage Count 308Imprint Midland Tutorial ProductionsPublisher Midland Tutorial ProductionsWeight(grams) 1252g

How do we assess and manage the actual risks from water contamination? Can we learn from previous experiences? What can be done in future? This book is the proceedings of the fifth conference on this topic and addresses these issues relating to drinking...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789081605960Author J M MarquesFormat PaperbackPage Count 66Imprint Onderzoek En BelevingPublisher Onderzoek En BelevingWeight(grams) 237g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781543972993Author Joseph M. WheatonFormat PaperbackPage Count 298Imprint BookBabyPublisher BookBabyWeight(grams) 834g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781915750020Author James R WarrenFormat HardbackPage Count 290Imprint Midland Tutorial ProductionsPublisher Midland Tutorial ProductionsWeight(grams) 1197g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781648926020Author Sudesh MalikFormat PaperbackPage Count 170Imprint Notion PressPublisher Notion PressWeight(grams) 222gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 10mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789081605939Author H G M EggenkampFormat PaperbackPage Count 174Imprint Onderzoek & BelevingPublisher Onderzoek & BelevingWeight(grams) 152g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781608055258Author Gour-Tsyh (George) YehFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Bentham Science PublishersPublisher Bentham Science PublishersWeight(grams)...

Contamination of water supplies and the immediate availability of appropriate emergency responses to chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear (CBRN) events which result in contaminated water are becoming increasingly relevant and significant issues...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781396320606Author W M BellFormat PaperbackPage Count 100Imprint Forgotten BooksPublisher Forgotten BooksWeight(grams) 159g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781013276422Author Vanessa LambFormat PaperbackPage Count 330Imprint Saint Philip Street PressPublisher Saint Philip Street PressWeight(grams) 216g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780965564342Author Sergio E Serrano Ph.D.Format PaperbackPage Count 592Imprint Hydroscience Inc.Publisher Hydroscience Inc.Weight(grams) 782gDimensions(mm)...

This standard reference serves the industrial community as an authoritative source on cooling water problems. The problems of corrosion measurement and control are intensively examined and the more recently developed cooling water additives are reviewed...

Groundwater Science, Second Edition - winner of a 2014 Textbook Excellence Award (Texty) from The Text and Academic Authors Association - covers groundwater's role in the hydrologic cycle and in water supply, contamination, and construction issues. It is...

Adequate and reliable emergency and standby power is essential for all water and wastewater utilities. This book provides guidance to Assess the vulnerability, condition, and reliability of primary electrical equipmentEvaluate options for on-site...