Management Of Large River Basins

Author : Milan Dimkic,Heinz-Jurgen Brauch,Michael Kavanaugh
Publisher : IWA Publishing
Page : 721 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2008-11-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781843391906

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Groundwater Management in Large River Basins by Milan Dimkic,Heinz-Jurgen Brauch,Michael Kavanaugh Pdf

Part of Groundwater Set - Buy all six books and save over 30% on buying separately! This book reviews the state-of-the-art of groundwater management in large river basins, providing an innovative, informative and consistent approach with technical tools for planners, decision makers and engineers. Groundwater Management in Large River Basins provides comprehensive coverage of the basic elements of groundwater management in large river basins, including: Social, economic and legislative framework, goals, practices and possible tools Review of EU groundwater legislation and its implementation Natural groundwater occurrence and natural circumstances and processes Groundwater management and maintenance issues: Role of natural factors in groundwater management Different methods of groundwater abstraction and protection Groundwater treatment technologies Well ageing and maintenance Nitrate problems, etc. Groundwater modeling as a tool for groundwater assessment Aquifer restoration A spectrum of technical appendices for engineers, which address groundwater issues Also included will be appendices intended to support the work of groundwater engineers. This book will be of interest to groundwater engineers and planners, as well as lecturers and postgraduate and postdoctoral students.

Author : William Young,Nagaraja Rao Harshadeep
Publisher : MDPI
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2021-05-07
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783036504667

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Managing Water Resources in Large River Basins by William Young,Nagaraja Rao Harshadeep Pdf

Management of water resources in large rivers basins typically differs in important ways from management in smaller basins. While in smaller basins the focus of water resources management may be on project implementation, irrigation and drainage management, water use efficiency and flood operations; in larger basins, because of the greater complexity and competing interests, there is often a greater need for long-term strategic river basin planning across sectors and jurisdictions, and considering social, environmental, and economic outcomes. This puts a focus on sustainable development, including consumptive water use and non-consumptive water uses, such as inland navigation and hydropower. It also requires the consideration of hard or technical issues—data, modeling, infrastructure—as well as soft issues of governance, including legal frameworks, policies, institutions, and political economy. Rapidly evolving technologies could play a significant role in managing large basins. This Special Issue of Water traverses these hard and soft aspects of managing water resources in large river basins through a series of diverse case studies from across the globe that demonstrate recent advances in both technical and governance innovations in river basin management.

Author : John M. Tyson
Publisher : IWA Publishing (International Water Assoc)
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Science
ISBN : UVA:X004383596

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Management of Large River Basins by John M. Tyson Pdf

The river basin continues to be seen as the best basis for the management of the water environment. Water resources and receiving water impacts urban and rural environments, diffuse and point-source pollution- in the context of the river basin there is the prospect of a rational balancing of competing and interacting elements. Much exciting research on catchment management has been carried out in Central and Eastern Europe in recent years, which led to the 8th conference of IAWQ's River Basin Management Specialist Group being held in Budapest to disseminate the knowledge and experience of some of the world?s leading experts. Anyone who is involved in carrying out research or implementing river basin management strategies will find these proceedings an excellent source of information and insight. Amongst the 26 papers selected for these proceedings, work on the Danube Basin features strongly, but papers from the rest of the world are also well represented, with papers on: Policy Management and legislation Nutrients balances Catchment management Water quality modelling.

Author : William Young,Nagaraja Rao Harshadeep
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3036504672

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Managing Water Resources in Large River Basins by William Young,Nagaraja Rao Harshadeep Pdf

Management of water resources in large rivers basins typically differs in important ways from management in smaller basins. While in smaller basins the focus of water resources management may be on project implementation, irrigation and drainage management, water use efficiency and flood operations; in larger basins, because of the greater complexity and competing interests, there is often a greater need for long-term strategic river basin planning across sectors and jurisdictions, and considering social, environmental, and economic outcomes. This puts a focus on sustainable development, including consumptive water use and non-consumptive water uses, such as inland navigation and hydropower. It also requires the consideration of hard or technical issues--data, modeling, infrastructure--as well as soft issues of governance, including legal frameworks, policies, institutions, and political economy. Rapidly evolving technologies could play a significant role in managing large basins. This Special Issue of Water traverses these hard and soft aspects of managing water resources in large river basins through a series of diverse case studies from across the globe that demonstrate recent advances in both technical and governance innovations in river basin management.

Author : M. Dinesh Kumar,V. Ratna Reddy,A. J. James
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2019-06-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780128148525

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From Catchment Management to Managing River Basins by M. Dinesh Kumar,V. Ratna Reddy,A. J. James Pdf

From Catchment Management to Managing River Basins: Science, Technology Choices, Institutions and Policy synthesizes key scientific facts crucial for catchment assessment, planning and river basin water accounting. The book presents extensive reviews of international literature on catchment hydrology, forest hydrology and other hydrological processes, such as groundwater-surface water interactions. It discusses not only the science of catchment assessment and planning, but also the catchment planning process. It documents several of the positive international experiences with integrated catchment management and integrated basin management, distilling key learnings. Case studies from India and other parts of South Asia are also included, along with new pilot studies. Finally, the book discusses the theoretical and operational aspects of integrated catchment management and integrated water management in river basins using international best practices and case studies. Discusses the theoretical nuances of scale effects in hydrology and land-use hydrology interactions Focuses on managing water in a situation in which water has become scarce Provides a theoretical discussion on water accounting procedures that is followed by an application of the methodology and tools in real-life case studies in two river basins of India Presents applications of the concept of integrated water resources management for developing a WRM plan for an Indian river basin

Author : Mu. Ramkumar,K Kumaraswamy,R. Mohanraj
Publisher : Springer
Page : 761 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2015-02-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319134253

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Environmental Management of River Basin Ecosystems by Mu. Ramkumar,K Kumaraswamy,R. Mohanraj Pdf

This book offers a unique collection of inter- and multidisciplinary studies on river systems. Rivers have been the prime source of sustenance since the advent of civilization and river systems often form the basis for agriculture, transport, water, and land for domestic, commercial, and industrial activities, fostering economic prosperity. A river basin is a basic geographical and climatological unit within which the vagaries of natural processes act and manifest themselves at different spatio-temporal scales. Even if compared side-by-side, no two river basins respond to natural processes in the same way and thus, it has long been recognized that each river basin is unique. Hence, any developmental activity or conservation effort has to be designed and implemented to match each unique river basin. With the burgeoning population and increasing dependency on natural resources, understanding and maintaining river systems has become increasingly important. This book provides a varied reference work on and unprecedented guidelines for conducting and implementing research on river basins, and for managing their ecological development.

Author : M.J. Tumbare
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2021-04-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781000443592

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Management of River Basins and Dams by M.J. Tumbare Pdf

The Zambezi river basin is the fourth largest river basin in Africa and drains a total of some 1350.000 square km. The basin drains eight countries: Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The river flows over the famous Victoria Falls into the third largest artificial lake in the world: Lake Kariba. The Zambezi Basin is rich in natural resources and has a large hydro-power potential. This volume contains 37 papers which have been published in international journals, or presented at international conferences by the Zambezi River Authority staff. The topics covered include: Dam Safety, Rehabilitation and Maintenance, Environment and Health, Hydrology, Limnology, Information Systems, Water Resource Management, Hydropower Development and Socio-Economic Issues.

Author : François Molle
Publisher : IWMI
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Water-supply
ISBN : 9789290906520

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Planning and Managing Water Resources at the River-basin Level by François Molle Pdf

The concept of a river basin as a management or planning unit has gone through several stages and is in a state of flux.

Author : Dustin E Garrick,George R M Anderson,Daniel Connell,Jamie Pittock
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2014-01-31
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781781955055

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Federal Rivers by Dustin E Garrick,George R M Anderson,Daniel Connell,Jamie Pittock Pdf

This book provides a critical analysis of the impact of borders and divided governance on large rivers in federal political systems. The OECD has identified the global water crisis as one of governance and policy fragmentation. Population and economic

Author : Charles L. Abernethy
Publisher : IWMI
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Watershed management
ISBN : 9789290904489

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Intersectoral Management on River Basins by Charles L. Abernethy Pdf

There are four papers focusing on the special recent experience of South Africa, as it replaces former inequitable water laws with a new one tq reflect its major pOlitical reorientation, and at the same time takes this opportunity of change to bring in several other principles of modern thinking about water, with a focus on participation by stakeholders, on the river-basin as management unit, on financial principles such as "users pay" and "polluters pay;' and on the potential role of access to water in addressing social issues such as poverty and gender discrimination. Conflict / Social aspects / Gender / Water law / Institutional constraints / Financing / Investment / Water scarcity / Water users' associations / Privatization / User charges / Water allocation / Political aspects / Water use efficiency / Water policy / Developing countries / Agricultural development / Poverty / Watercourses / River basins / Water management

Author : Milan Dimkic,Heinz-Jurgen Brauch,International Water Association,Michael C. Kavanaugh,Regional Conference on Groundwater Management in the Danube River Basin and Other Large River Basins,IWA
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Groundwater
ISBN : OCLC:487148407

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Groundwater Management in the Danube River Basin and Other Large River Basins by Milan Dimkic,Heinz-Jurgen Brauch,International Water Association,Michael C. Kavanaugh,Regional Conference on Groundwater Management in the Danube River Basin and Other Large River Basins,IWA Pdf

Author : Nayan Sharma
Publisher : Springer
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2016-11-13
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789811014727

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River System Analysis and Management by Nayan Sharma Pdf

The main thrust of this book is focused on addressing the various interrelated processes, analysis and activities bearing upon sound river management. River basins are complex systems. They are open systems with sometimes ill-defined boundaries. It refers to various aspects essential to achieve a sustainable development of river basins, including water demand and river management. Intensified erosion, land water degradation and stream flow pollution which call for appropriate river restoration and training measures. A viable theory for river management must reconcile the various processes that occur at different scales in order to develop a knowledge base by synthesizing research and field studies results. The book is intended to augment the knowledge base of behaviour of rivers and analyse the issues related to rivers so as to develop river system management techniques emerging from in-depth scientific analysis as a priority. This book pools together the expertise, the in-depth knowledge and the experience of the people representing different disciplines bearing on the related aspects of analysis and management of river systems. Audience The book is expected to be useful to academics, practitioners, scientists, water managers, environmentalists, administrators, researchers and students who are involved and have stakes in water management and river system analysis.

Author : Geoffrey D. Gooch,Per Stålnacke,Per St°alnacke
Publisher : Earthscan
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781849775151

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Science, Policy and Stakeholders in Water Management by Geoffrey D. Gooch,Per Stålnacke,Per St°alnacke Pdf

One of the major problems facing practitioners and scientists working with water management is how to integrate knowledge and experiences from scientific, policy and stakeholder perspectives. In this book this science-policy-stakeholder interface (SPSI) is examined both analytically and through the description of practical experiences from river basins in Europe, India and South-East Asia. These include the Tungabhadra (India), Sesan (Vietnam/Cambodia), Tagus (Spain/Portugal) and Glomma (Norway), which particularly highlight issues associated with pollution, severely altered river flows and transboundary conflicts. Following two chapters which lay the framework for the book the authors describe how SPSI was managed in the case study basins and how stakeholder participation and scenarios were used to integrate different perspectives, and to facilitate the communication of different forms of knowledge. Four important aspects of water management and SPSI are then discussed; these are water pollution, land and water interaction, environmental flow and transboundary water regimes. Short descriptions of the case study rivers are provided together with analyses of how SPSI was managed in water management in these basins and policy recommendations for the basins. The book concludes by providing a series of recommendations for improving the science-policy-stakeholder interface in water management. It represents a major step forward in our understanding of how to implement integrated water resources management.

Author : UNESCO
Publisher : UNESCO
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789230011529

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River Basin Planning Principles by UNESCO Pdf

Author : Stefan Schmutz,Jan Sendzimir
Publisher : Springer
Page : 571 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2018-05-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319732503

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Riverine Ecosystem Management by Stefan Schmutz,Jan Sendzimir Pdf

This open access book surveys the frontier of scientific river research and provides examples to guide management towards a sustainable future of riverine ecosystems. Principal structures and functions of the biogeosphere of rivers are explained; key threats are identified, and effective solutions for restoration and mitigation are provided. Rivers are among the most threatened ecosystems of the world. They increasingly suffer from pollution, water abstraction, river channelisation and damming. Fundamental knowledge of ecosystem structure and function is necessary to understand how human acitivities interfere with natural processes and which interventions are feasible to rectify this. Modern water legislation strives for sustainable water resource management and protection of important habitats and species. However, decision makers would benefit from more profound understanding of ecosystem degradation processes and of innovative methodologies and tools for efficient mitigation and restoration. The book provides best-practice examples of sustainable river management from on-site studies, European-wide analyses and case studies from other parts of the world. This book will be of interest to researchers in the field of aquatic ecology, river system functioning, conservation and restoration, to postgraduate students, to institutions involved in water management, and to water related industries.