Water Resources Management
Principles, Methods, and Tools
1. Auflage April 2023
416 Seiten, Hardcover
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Water Resources Management
A thorough and authoritative handbook to the foundations of water resources management
In Water Resources Management: Principles, Methods, and Tools, distinguished engineer Dr. Neil S. Grigg delivers a comprehensive guide to the water resources industry, the technical methods and tools that professionals in that industry use, and the concepts and issues that animate the discipline. The author also provides expansive case studies that highlight real-world applications of the ideas discussed within.
The book offers practical content, including discussion questions, practice problems, and project examples, while presenting a cross-disciplinary perspective ideal for those studying to be civil or environmental engineers, urban planners, environmental scientists, or professionals in other disciplines.
Water Resources Management covers the foundational knowledge required by professionals working in the field alongside practical content that connects readers with how the discipline functions in the real world. It also includes:
* A thorough introduction to the framework of the water industry, including discussions of water resources and services for people and the environment
* In-depth explorations of technical methods and tools, including hydrology as the science of water accounting
* Fulsome discussions of water resources management concepts and issues, including models and data analytics to support decision-making
* Expansive treatments of water-related failures, accidents, and malevolent activity
Perfect for civil and environmental engineering students studying water resources planning and management, Water Resources Management: Principles, Methods, and Tools will also earn a place in the libraries of practicing engineers, government officials, and consultants working in water management and policy.
1 Water resources management
2 History of water resources management
3 Water infrastructure and systems
4 Demands for water resources and services
5 Water supply hydrology: climate, sw gw , low flows
6 Hydrology as the science of water accounting
7 Flood and stormwater hydrology and hydraulics
8 Water quality, public health and eco-hydrology
9 Models and data analytics to support decision-making
10 Water operations, maintenance and asset management
11 Water governance and institutions
12 Water organizations
13 Planning principles, methods, tools, and applications
14 Planning for water infrastructure development
15 Water quality planning and management
16 Planning for sociopolitical goals
17 Environmental planning and sustainability assessment
18 Economics of water management
19 Financing and funding water systems and programs
20 Water laws, conflicts, litigation and regulation
21 Flood, stormwater, dam safety risk and law
22 Water security and threats to water organizations
23 Integrated Water Resources Management
24 Careers in water resources
Appendices
A Units, conversion factors, water properties
B Acronyms
C Associations, federal agencies, and other stakeholders
D Water journals
E Glossary
