Water Resources Systems Planning and Management (eBook)

Sharad K. Jain, V.P. Singh (Autoren)

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2023 | 2. Auflage
800 Seiten
Elsevier Science (Verlag)
978-0-323-98412-6 (ISBN)

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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. - Provides an overview of the current status of water resources utilization, the likely scenario of future demands, and advantages and disadvantages of systems techniques - Includes numerous examples and real-world case studies - Discusses the concepts of planning, the planning process, integrated planning, public involvement, and reservoir sizingNew to this edition: - Thoroughly updated content with an improved presentation, new figures, examples and case studies. - Includes comprehensive new coverage focusing on the impact of climate change and environmental flows - All chapters are updated, with three brand new chapters: - Environmental flows and their assessment - Climate change and its impacts on water management - Integrated river basin planning and management/ Integrated Water Resources Management

Dr. Sharad Jain is Visiting Professor, Civil Engineering Department, IIT Roorkee, India. He was the Director, National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee, India, during 2017-20. He was a Post-Doctoral fellow in Japan and Visiting Professor at the Louisiana State University, USA, for one year. During Apr. 2009 - Apr. 2012, he was NEEPCO Chair Professor at IIT Roorkee. He is also Adjunct Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Madras, Chennai. His research interests include Surface Water Hydrology, Water Resources Planning and Management, Impact of Climate Change, Application of Advanced Tools such as Artificial Neural Networks and Remote Sensing & GIS, and water governance. Dr. Jain has co-authored five books and has edited five books, wrote 25 book-chapters, nine articles in Encyclopedias, and more than 290 papers. He has organized > 30 short-term courses and worked on > 30 research and consultancy projects. Dr Jain has developed a web-based course under NPTEL (E-learning program of IITs). His group has developed a software package to perform a range of analyses related with sizing, flood routing, yield estimation, and operation of a system of reservoirs that may be encompassing multiple basins. The group led by Dr Jain has carried out many modeling studies and has set up an instrumented experimental catchment on Henval river in the Upper Ganga Basin. Dr. Jain is a member of editorial board of many journals and Chairman/ member of many technical committees.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 25.11.2023
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Hydrologie / Ozeanografie
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie
• ISBN-10: 0-323-98412-6 / 0323984126
• ISBN-13: 978-0-323-98412-6 / 9780323984126