Drought and water supply Books
Springer International Publishing AG Water Challenges in Rural and Urban Sub-Saharan
Book SynopsisSub-Saharan Africa grapples with many public health issues such as food insecurity, increased prevalence of infectious diseases, limited access to clean water supply, poor nutrition and lack of improved health services for its populace (IMF, 2021). Of all these challenges, the inaccessibility of clean water supply for both the rural and urban populace is the most pressing challenge, which has been exacerbated by extensive pollution and climate change crises. The issue of water access and supply affects both rural and urban populations. At rural areas water is accessed in yard taps and in arid regions through water kiosks managed by private owners. Among the urban poor, water access is compromised by poor supply infrastructure especially among informal settlers and risks such as contamination during the supply chain are imminent This book therefore seeks to close this knowledge gap by 1) generating a water resources inventory for Sub-Saharan Africa region, 2) exploring the water crises in both its urban and rural settings, 3) understanding the causatives of the crises and 4) suggesting viable solutions to manage the water challenges using named case studies. The aim is to improve understanding on the region’s water problems and advise scholars and policymakers on priority research areas and action plans to better water management for sustainable development. Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction to Water Resources of Sub-Saharan Africa · Available surface water resources · Available groundwater resources Chapter 2: Water Challenges in Rural Sub-Saharan Africa Chapter 3: Water Challenges in Urban Sub-Saharan Africa Chapter 4. Management of Water Challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa 4.1 Climate and Runoff Variability 4.2 Increased Costs of Water Access, Infrastructure and Sanitation 4.3 Low Coverage of Water Services 4.4 Water Pollution 4.5 Water Conflicts 4.6 Water Management Problems 4.7 Paucity of Water Resources Information Chapter 5. Progress towards attaining SDG target on universal access to clean water in Sub-Saharan Africa Chapter 6: Recommendations to Improve Management of Water Challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa. Conclusions
£33.24
Transcript Verlag Polycentric Water Governance in Spain:
Book SynopsisIncreasing irrigation efficiency has been high on the political agenda in Spain for many years. However, the overarching aim to reduce agricultural water consumption has not been met so far. Nora Schütze investigates processes of coordination between the water and agricultural sector in three Spanish river basins in the context of the EU Water Framework Directive implementation. From the perspective of polycentric governance, she identifies multiple mechanisms which illustrate how and why actors interact in certain ways, and thus shows why environmental aims of the Water Framework Directive remain unachieved.
£42.50
Transcript Verlag Thinking Like a River: An Anthropology of Water
Book SynopsisThe Kemi River is the major watercourse in the Finnish province of Lapland and the ?stream of life? for the inhabitants of its banks. Franz Krause examines fishing, transport and hydropower on the Kemi River and analyses the profoundly rhythmic patterns in the river dwellers' activities and the river's dynamics. The course of the seasons and weekly and daily rhythms of discharge, temperature, work and other patterns make the river dwellers' world an ever-transforming phenomenon. The flows of life and the frictions of everyday encounters continually remake the river and its inhabitants, negotiating national strategies, economic power, people's ingenuity, and the currents of the Kemi River.
£41.24
New India Publishing Agency Droughts in Agricultural Production: Monitoring &
Book SynopsisDrought is considered to be a normal feature of climate especially in tropical countries where occurrence of periods of dry weather during rainy season is common. Virtually droughts can occur in all climates and they can also be witnessed when the air temperatures are higher than the normal for a longer period that increases both evaporation and water deficit. 1. The first deals with the introduction to the topic, historical evidences of drought and famines in India. 2. The definition of droughts, criteria for classification of droughts, drought indices based on rainfall, climate derivatives and remote sensing are covered under two. 3. Information on climate change with respects to climate trends, projections on temperature and rainfall at global as well at national level, consequences of climate change on droughts are presented in there. 4. Approaches on drought monitoring, adopted by various countries, international cooperation in drought monitoring and drought monitoring mechanism in India are presented in four. Decision Support Systems and applications of GIS for drought monitoring are also covered in this . 5. World food production and its variability, the impact of phenomenal drought during 2009 on food grain production in different countries, impacts of droughts on livestock, milk and fisheries production are covered under five. 6. Global surface waters, availability of surface waters in India, influence of drought on fauna and flora of surface waters and global warming on water resources at global and national level is discussed in six. 7. Drought management strategies, drought planning and preparedness action plans at global as well at national level, indigenous knowledge on drought management, astrological techniques in weather forecasting and traditional wisdom on management of droughts in different nomadic communities in Asia and Africa are covered in seven. eight carries the conclusion of the entire book. This book will be useful to the students and research scholars of Agrometeorology, Meteorology and Geography and all Research Scientists dealing with NRM.
£75.11
New India Publishing Agency Drip and Sprinkler Irrigation
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£52.43
New India Publishing Agency Irrigation Management
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£64.24
New India Publishing Agency Irrigation Systems Engineering
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£43.40
New India Publishing Agency Principles of Soil and Water Analysis
Book SynopsisThe textbook Principles of Soil and Water Analysis will be beneficial to soil chemists, agricultural officers, specialists, research scholars from soil testing laboratories, and other laboratory technicians or assistants.
£186.16
New India Publishing Agency Soil Quality and Pesticide Residue Analysis
Book SynopsisThis volume presents methods and techniques for soil quality and pesticide residue analysis in the field of forage science. The book has been composed by gathering laboratory procedures and techniques from various reliable sources, with the aim of including as much information as possible. The book includes the most recent methods and interpretations, ranging from sampling to testing platforms. It provides detailed testing protocols and quality assurance protocols. This book is especially beneficial for young researchers, scientists, and students pursuing M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in soil science and pesticide residue analysis.
£24.84
Pearson Education India Water: Culture, Politics and Management
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£22.12
Scientific Publishers Journals Dept Global Groundwater Resources and Management
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£110.99
Pentagon Press Water Resource Management
Book SynopsisWith the increasing use (and misuse of water) and the static availability of freshwater sources, a global scarcity of this precious commodity is already on the screen and, if unchecked, will inevitably lead to a water crisis situation. This book its implications are for the future of the world community and what must be done to avoid the looming water crisis. This book is suitable for teachers, students and researchers in Environment Science as well as professional environmentalist and activists. The general reader too will be able to get an extensive and overall view of the global environmental crisis we face today.
£42.75
Pentagon Press Sustainable Water Management: Challenges,
Book SynopsisSustainable Water Management: Challenges, Technologies and Solutions" is an outcome of the First World Aqua Congress (28-30 November, 2007), organized by Aqua Foundation at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. This book follows a holistic perspective while addressing issues related to a vital resource such as water. Aspects focusing on major challenges in sustainable water management have been highlighted. Similarly, the role of traditional and contemporary modern technologies for sustainable water resource management has been analyzed in depth. Finally, the scope of solutions available with respect to sustainable water management has been discussed and critically evaluated. Major themes discussed in this book include: water resources availability; water quality management; water recycling and rainwater harvesting tools, techniques and status report. While dealing with major challenges for sustainable water management, the focus lies on the demand and supply sides of this vital resource and problems related to different kinds of water pollution, water leakages, wastages, sanitation issues and overall poor water resource management. Water-related technologies are elaborately presented regarding water and waste-water treatment, recycling and re-use; purification, bottling and supply of drinking water; salinity management; software related to water-resources modelling and utility, mapping, etc. Various institutional, legal and policy aspects of sustainable water resources management have been covered in detail with focus on water rights; water pricing and distribution; municipal water supply management, and related issues at local, national and global levels. This book highlights the benefits of water reuse; water conservation; role of public participation and community awareness; and, water-resources development and capacity building for sustainable water management.
£54.15
Pentagon Press Impending Global Water Crisis
Book SynopsisTwo phenomena in conjunction one natural and the other social pose the greatest impending threat to life on earth: one, fresh water supplies are limited, and two, the population is zooming. Today the first impact of this mismatch is being felt. Tomorrow, it could lead to worldwide malnutrition, poverty, rising food insecurity and water wars. This book attempts to present this impending crisis facing the world in all its facets and the threat it represents to human life. It brings together the causes of the problem, the likely scenarios over the mid term if remedial action is not taken and the viability or otherwise of various proposed solutions. Impending Global Water Crisis is a summary in layman language of the serious potential of the water crisis and how each and every one of us can do his bit to limit the potential damage. It is meant to spread awareness of this peril that faces mankind, a peril that has already started affecting nature and national politics.
£29.21
Pentagon Press Traditional Water Management: Practices of
Book SynopsisThe author has written an exhaustive documentation of the whole diversity of traditional hydraulic structures in Uttarakhand, including their technology. This monograph is richly illustrated with photographs, maps and several tables. The documentation become very precious as the traditional hydraulics today is a vanishing folk heritage. The book demonstrates the direct relevance of this folk scientific heritage in finding solutions to the prevailing water crisis. The author rules out any solution based on privatization of water. The book strongly pleads for harvesting every drop of rain and every snowflake. The book, written in a very lucid style, is of interest to both a lay reader and a specialist interested in traditional knowledge, culture, hydraulics, and folk heritage.
£48.75
United Nations Progress on transboundary water cooperation under
Book SynopsisThe publication presents and analyses the findings of the first pilot reporting exercise under the Water Convention, which was carried out in 2017. Progress made in the implementation of the Convention is reviewed and summarised, together with the identification of significant trends, success, challenges and opportunities concerning transboundary water cooperation. The reporting mechanism under the Convention was formally adopted (decision VII/2) by the Meeting of the Parties to the Water Convention at its seventh session (Budapest, 17-19 November 2015)
£38.21
United Nations Solutions and investments in the
Book SynopsisThis publication demonstrates the benefits and added value of implementing intersectoral (nexus) solutions to solve the most typical problems affecting transboundary basins in terms of water quantity, quality, and environment. It is based on a survey of stakeholders worldwide who have experience with solutions and investments that link water management, energy, land/agriculture and/or environment protection, including from nexus assessments and dialogues. Designing, planning, and implementing nexus solutions and investments is in the interest of all policy makers (notably from energy and agriculture). Such nexus solutions - in contrast to sectoral-specific solutions - are associated with lower political risks (broader consensus) and higher levels of coherence with respect to cross-sectoral goals (e.g. climate goals, sustainable development) and broader benefits (multiple interests). The categories of solutions considered include international/transboundary cooperation, governance, economic and policy instruments, as well as infrastructure and innovation, while experiences of financing nexus investments are also discussed here
£29.71
United Nations Ready for the dry years: building resilience to
Book SynopsisSouth-East Asia is regularly hit by droughts. Though starting slowly, droughts can have devastating cumulative impacts – striking hardest at the poor and heightening inequality, as well as degrading land and increasing the prospects of violent conflict. There will be many more dry years ahead, and the area affected by drought is likely to shift and expand. Ready for the Dry Years offers a clear analysis of this subject, assessing prospects for the decades ahead and highlighting the principal risks. Building resilience will be fundamental for the continued development of ASEAN countries. issued jointly by the ESCAP and ASEAN secretariats, the Report identifies the priorities for increasing resilience to drought and helping countries adapt. The primary audience of this report are policymakers in South-East Asia who are responsible for disaster risk reduction and development issues
£25.46
World Health Organization Guidelines for Drinking-Water Quality
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£105.00
Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Water stress and human migration: a global,
Book SynopsisThis report assesses and maps 184 peer-reviewed, empirical research articles selected for their focus on linkages between water stress and human migration. First and most importantly, this literature asserts that migration is an extremely common social process and is normal in almost every society on earth. Moreover, environment- influenced migration is rarely (if ever) a resource threat to the regions to which people move. The literature does, however, observe that negative social outcomes can result from narratives that stigmatize migrants and/or cast migrants as a security threat - especially when these narratives are used to justify increased surveillance and monitoring of these people.
£46.00
Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Field guide to improve water use efficiency in
Book SynopsisThis field guide shares practical measures to improve water use efficiency in small-scale agriculture based on case studies from Burkina Faso, Morocco and Uganda. It guides readers through their real-term implementation, calling for action to be taken at all levels, by agricultural practitioners, scheme managers, and up to policy-makers.The role of irrigation in gearing agricultural development towards broader economic growth is undeniable. While agriculture absorbs the rural workforce, generates income and increases food security, it has become the most significant driver of freshwater exploitation. This has led to generalized phenomena of imbalance between water supply and water demand, which can be tackled by enhancing water use efficiency. As farmers are often constrained by a lack of available resources in terms of budget, inputs or labour, the guide focuses on practical measures that can be followed by farmers without requiring additional resources. According to the guide, successful outcomes will depend on farmers' willingness to embrace and adopt the recommended measures.
£35.10
Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Water accounting in the Jordan River Basin: water
Book SynopsisThe Jordan River Basin is the most important water resource shared between the Middle East countries: Israel, Lebanon, Syria, and Jordan. Its surface water and groundwater have been highly exploited and fought over throughout history. The diverse climate over its area results in spatially variable precipitation and evapotranspiration, thus, variability of water generation and consumption. To be able to manage the water resources in a sustainable manner, it is important to understand the current state of the water resources. However with limited up-to-date ground observations, in terms of duration, completeness and quality of the hydro-meteorological records it is difficult to draw an appropriate picture of the water resources conditions. The Water Accounting Plus (WA+) system designed by IHE Delft with its partners FAO and IWMI has been applied to gain full insights into the state of the water resources in the basin
£41.36
Asian Development Bank Asian Water Development Outlook 2020: Advancing
Book SynopsisThe Asian Water Development Outlook (AWDO) assesses national water security across the Asia and the Pacific, with a focus on five key dimensions: rural, economic, urban, environmental, and water-related disaster.Despite considerable achievements in the region since the AWDO 2013 edition, 1.5 billion people in rural areas and 0.6 billion in urban areas still lack adequate water supply and sanitation. Sound water management and access to reliable service delivery remain vital to inclusive economic growth and social well-being, especially after the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. AWDO 2020 includes two new sections highlighting the importance of finance and governance to water security as well as case studies demonstrating how the AWDO has influenced policy development in four countries.
£22.06
New India Publishing Agency Soil,Plant,Water Analysis and Nutrient Management
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£70.15
New India Publishing Agency Irrigation Systems Engineering
Book SynopsisThis is a text book for agriculture and agricultural engineers and will be very much helpful for the beginning students in irrigation. It is designed to guide students from a basic knowledge of soil, mathematics, hydrologic and hydraulics to the state-of-the-art irrigation system design and management. Since major and medium irrigation projects are too costly and at the same time are not eco-friendly, the major thrust of research is now being imparted on low cost and easy to construct farm irrigation structures. The primary aim of the book is to design an optimum size small scale water harvesting structure which is the farm pond mostly used by the farmers in the farms. My goal is to present the principles and concepts of farm irrigation in a simple manner to maximize the students learning, understanding and motivation. The method and order of presentation have been carefully developed and classroom tested to make this book a useful and effective teaching tool. The book will not only be a helping tool to the students and teachers in agriculture and agricultural engineering but also to all the practicing engineers, agriculturists, soil conservationists and agricultural extension workers who deal directly or indirectly with water management and other associated farm development works. However, the book cannot be used for design of complex hydraulic structures including dams and reservoi The book contains 23 solved problems, 238 short and long type questions, 42 tables, 55 figures and more than 138 references which will be immensely helpful to the students and design engineeSeveral field experimental results have also been incorporated in the book at appropriate sections to make the book interesting for the readers.Table of Contents1. Farm pond irrigation and rainfed agriculture. 2. Types of farm ponds. 3. Location and site selection. 4. Water supply to farm pond. 5. Water demand from farm pond. 65. Dimensions of farm pond. 7. Optimum size of farm pond. 8. Construction of farm pond. 9. Losses of water in farm pond. 10. Efficient use of harvested water of farm pond. 11. Economics of farm pond irrigation systems. 12. Farm pond maintenance. 13. Other sources of irrigation.
£70.30
Bookwell Publications Water Crisis in the Indian Subcontinent
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£47.99
Bookwell Publications Management of Water Resources in Himalayan
Book SynopsisThe book explores water resource management in Rajouri, India, focusing on various sectors like aquaculture and hydro power. It evaluates water potential, identifies sources, and addresses aquatic pollution and ecosystem variations. It suggests managerial measures for sustainable water use.
£35.99
New India Publishing Agency Approaches for Incorporating Drought and Salinity
Book SynopsisCrop growth and productivity is limited by a large number of adverse conditions of ambient environment and soil composition. Among these, drought and soil salinity are most prevalent stresses. In view of shrinking land resources and continuing pressures of growing population in most developing countries, it has become imperative that crop yields are not allowed to suffer on any type of cultivable land. Breeding crop varieties resistant to drought and salinity stress, therefore, assumes great importance. Major limitations to exploiting genetic resistance have been the lack of (i) definition of the level of stress that is relevant to crop productivity, (ii) screening procedures that can be reliably employed for identifying genotypes possessing attributes governing stability of performance under stress conditions, and (iii) Understanding of the processes that have direct as well as indirect relevance to conferment of resistance. This book presents the much-needed information on drought and salinity stress under one cover. s have been contributed by a leading authority and practitioner of his own field of specialization. The book will be an indispensable source of information for students and researchers interested in the subject of drought and salinity stresses and breeding approaches for achieving resistance to these stresses.Table of Contents1 Salt-affected Soils: An Overview by I.P. Abrol 2 Breeding Crop Varieties for Salt-affected Soils by R.S. Rana 3 Drought Resistance in Crop Plants: A Physiological and Biochemical Analysis by Suresh K. Sinha 4 Breeding Approaches for Drought Resistance in Crop Plants by R.S. Paroda 5 Screening Techniques for Drought Resistance in Rice by T.T. Chang and Genoveva C. Loresto
£73.28
New India Publishing Agency Drip and Sprinkler Irrigation
Book SynopsisThe book Drip and Sprinkler Irrigation is intended as a text book of micro irrigation design and practices for the students of the agricultural sciences and the professionals and workers in the field of micro irrigation. The book discusses the type and components, hydraulics and design, installation and maintenance of micro irrigation system. It contains good number of numerical as example and task to get the students familiar to the requirements, complicacies, and possible remedies in actual working condition. In addition to conventional broad and short questions in every of the book there are multiple choice questions to assist the students in preparing the competitive examinations.Table of Contents01 Drip Introduction 02 Hydraulics of Flow Regime 03 Drip Design Procedure 04 Design of Pipe Network 05 Distributor 06 Fertilization 07 Low Cost Drip System 08 Sprinkler Irrigation
£110.03
New India Publishing Agency Droughts in Agricultural Production: Monitoring &
Book SynopsisDrought is considered to be a normal feature of climate especially in tropical countries where occurrence of periods of dry weather during rainy season is common. Virtually droughts can occur in all climates and they can also be witnessed when the air temperatures are higher than the normal for a longer period that increases both evaporation and water deficit. 1. The first deals with the introduction to the topic, historical evidences of drought and famines in India. 2. The definition of droughts, criteria for classification of droughts, drought indices based on rainfall, climate derivatives and remote sensing are covered under two. 3. Information on climate change with respects to climate trends, projections on temperature and rainfall at global as well at national level, consequences of climate change on droughts are presented in there. 4. Approaches on drought monitoring, adopted by various countries, international cooperation in drought monitoring and drought monitoring mechanism in India are presented in four. Decision Support Systems and applications of GIS for drought monitoring are also covered in this . 5. World food production and its variability, the impact of phenomenal drought during 2009 on food grain production in different countries, impacts of droughts on livestock, milk and fisheries production are covered under five. 6. Global surface waters, availability of surface waters in India, influence of drought on fauna and flora of surface waters and global warming on water resources at global and national level is discussed in - six. 7. Drought management strategies, drought planning and preparedness action plans at global as well at national level, indigenous knowledge on drought management, astrological techniques in weather forecasting and traditional wisdom on management of droughts in different nomadic communities in Asia and Africa are covered in seven. eight carries the conclusion of the entire book. Book will be useful to the students and research scholars of Agrometeorology, Meteorology and Geography and all Research Scientists dealing with NRM.Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Drought Assessment and Vulnerability 3. Climate Change and Droughts 4. Drought Monitoring 5. Impacts on Agricultural Production 6. Impacts on Water Resources 7. Drought Management Strategies 8. Conclusions
£161.11
New India Publishing Agency Soil,Plant and Water Analysis of Horticulture
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£46.24
Netherlands Architecture Institute (NAi Uitgevers/Publishers) Beyond The Dikes - How The Dutch Work With Water
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£41.62
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Lecture Notes In Water Policy
Book SynopsisFreshwater is our planet's most precious resource — essential for life itself. Despite this fact, many people across our planet face difficulties finding safe, clean, potable water. A U.S. State Department report contends that the world's thirst for water may become a human security crisis by 2040. The World Bank reports many developing nations face catastrophe from intensive irrigation, urbanization, and deteriorating infrastructure. Also, numerous reports contend that in many places un-treated wastewater is still released directly into the environment. This is particularly true in low-income countries, which on average treat less than 10% of their wastewater discharges.In short, we face three imminent challenges regarding freshwater: (1) demands by agriculture, cities, industry, and energy production are increasing; (2) severe pollution from various contaminants and growing withdrawals are limiting the capacity of waterways to dilute contaminants — threatening human and aquatic life; and, (3) climate change will cause periods of frequent and severe droughts — punctuated by acute periods of flooding.The goal of this book is to illuminate how the governance of freshwater is a political, social, economic, cultural, and ecological challenge. The management and provision of water are not merely technical problems whose resolution hinges on hydrological principle, cost, or engineering feasibility. They are products of decisions made by governments, businesses, and interest groups that exercise control over who has access to water, how they use it, and in what condition they receive it. It discusses basic knowledge about water supply and quality; the evolution of water policy in different societies; the importance of water to human and environmental health; the role of law, politics, and markets in its allocation, use, and protection; and, the importance of ethics in its equitable provision.
£42.75
Springer Verlag, Singapore Assessing Global Water Megatrends
Book SynopsisThis book highlights what are likely to be the future megatrends in the water sector and why and how they should be incorporated to improve water governance in the coming decades. In this first ever book on megatrends for the water sector, 22 leading world experts from different disciplines representing academia, business, government, national and international organisations discuss what the major megatrends of the future are and how they will radically change water governance in the coming decades.Table of Contents1. Nestlé and Its Response to Megatrends in Water, by Peter Brabeck-Letmathe2. Megatrends in water - shift in water thinking crucial for realistic planning of Sub-Saharan future, by Malin Falkenmark3. Harvesting Experience to Support Sustainable Urban Water Management, by Janet G. Hering and Kalanithy Vairavamoorthy4. Future Water Management Needs in Indian Agriculture: Many-a-Myth, by Dinesh Kumar5. Water: a megatrends perspective, by Philippe Rohner6. Population Megatrends and Water Management by 2050: Bustering Five Common Myths, by Olli Varis7. The Future of Water Resource Recovery, by James W. Hotchkies8. Smart Water and Water Megatrend Management and Mitigation, by David A. Lloyd Owen9. Megatrends in Shared Waters in 2030 and Beyond, by Melissa McCracken, Laura Peters and Aaron Wolf10. Megatrends in the Hindu Kush Himalaya: climate change, urbanization and migration and its implications for water, energy and food, by Aditi Mukherji, Christopher Scott, David Molden11. Policy options for reducing water for agriculture in Saudi Arabia without further compromising food security or aggregate farmer revenues, by Christopher Napoli, Ben Wise, David Wogan and Lama Yaseen12. How does Singapore do it? Turning Water Scarcity into a Virtue, by Peter Joo Hee Ng
£62.99
Springer Verlag, Singapore Advances in Water Resources and Transportation
Book SynopsisThis book comprises select proceedings of the International Conference on Trends and Recent Advances in Civil Engineering (TRACE 2020). The volume focuses on latest research works carried out in the area of water resources and transportation engineering. The topics include technological intervention and solution for water security, sustainability in water resources and transportation infrastructure, crop protection, resilience to disaster like flood, hurricane and drought, traffic congestion, transport planning etc. It aims to address broad spectrum of audience by covering inter-disciplinary innovative research and applications in these areas. It will be useful to graduate students, researchers, scientists, and practitioners working in water resources and transportation engineering domain.Table of ContentsNature Oriented Paradigms for Water Security: Perspective on Frameworks, Scale, and Sector.- Sustainability in Transportation Infrastructure: Perspective of CREATEs, Rowan University.- Applications of Ground Penetrating Radar – A Comprehensive Case Study.- Risk Assessment of Pune Metro Underground Construction.- Linear Programming Model for the Design of Optimal Cropping Pattern for a Major Distributary Canal.- Analysis of Traffic Flow Characteristics on Urban Arterial Roads under Heterogeneous Traffic Scenario – A Case Study of Tiruchirappalli City.- Sustainable Management of Stormwater to Prevent Urban Flooding using SWMM.- Decongesting Urban Roads: An Investigation into Causes and Challenges.- Assessing Contributions of Intensity-based Rainfall Classes to Annual Rainfall and Wet Days over Tehri Catchment, India.- Development of Pcu Value of E-Rickshaw on Urban Roads.
£116.99
Springer Verlag, Singapore Water and Life in Tonle Sap Lake
Book SynopsisThis book describes the water, wildlife, and livelihood of Tonle Sap Lake and its basin in Cambodia, the largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia. It comprehensively elucidates the processes underlying the dynamic, productive, and unique ecosystem, covering the major environmental and administrative components such as climate, water flow and storage, sediment, nutrient, flora, fauna, floating villages, management, and governance. Anthropogenic impacts including climate change on the lake are also highlighted. This book serves as a guidebook to multiple audiences, including professionals and academicians. It is beneficial to the university students and lecturers, researchers, freelancers, and policymakers in analyzing, interpreting, and taking action for the environmental conservation of the lake environment. In addition, this is the first comprehensive book on evidence-based research and policy-relevant experience and knowledge about Tonle Sap Lake. For instance, the content will assist the policymakers and researchers in setting management policies and practices, especially for large shallow lakes and developing countries. It can also be used as a textbook in environmental science and engineering at undergraduate and graduate levels worldwide in understanding and synthesizing new research directions relevant to the water environment.Table of ContentsSection 1 - Introduction Section 2 – Environmental Asset and Socio-Economic Importance Section 3 - Hydrology and Hydrodynamics Section 4 – Rivers and Groundwater Section 5 – Sediment Dynamics and Physico-Chemical Water Quality Section 6 – Microbial Community and Primary Production Section 7 – Chemical Pollution Section 8 – Sanitation and Health Risk Section 9 –Model Analysis for Lake Management Section 10 – Recommendation for Further Research and Environmental Policy
£151.99
