Management Of River Basins And Dams

Author : M. J. Tumbare
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Dams
ISBN : 9058093387

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

Author : François Molle
Publisher : IWMI
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 51,5 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 : Geoffrey Gooch,Per Stålnacke
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2010-08-12
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781136541100

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Science, Policy and Stakeholders in Water Management by Geoffrey Gooch,Per Stålnacke 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 : William Young,Nagaraja Rao Harshadeep
Publisher : MDPI
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 47,8 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 : François Molle,Philippus Wester
Publisher : IWMI
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781845935382

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River Basin Trajectories by François Molle,Philippus Wester Pdf

This book contains 11 papers which cover a range of vital topics in the areas of water, agriculture, food security and ecosystems - the entire spectrum of developing and managing water in agriculture, from fully irrigated to fully rainfed lands. They are about people and society, why they decide to adopt certain practices and not others and, in particular, how water management can help poor people. They are about ecosystems - how agriculture affects ecosystems, the goods and services ecosystems provide for food security and how water can be managed to meet both food and environmental security objectives. This is the eighth book in the series.

Author : S. Mambretti
Publisher : WIT Press
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2021-08-04
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781784664213

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Sustainable Water Resources Management XI by S. Mambretti Pdf

Papers presented at the 11th International Conference on Sustainable Water Resources Management are included in this volume. These research works highlight recent technological and scientific developments associated with the management of surface and sub-surface water resources and as well as river basin management methodologies. Water is essential for sustaining life on our planet and its uneven distribution is a source of permanent conflict. The growth of the human population combined with the irregularity in precipitation and water availability may restrict even further the access to water in certain regions of the world. This problem is made more severe by anthropogenic activities that affect its quality. River Basin Management includes all aspects of Hydrology, Ecology, Environmental Management, Flood Plains and Wetlands. Riverine systems are coming under increasing pressure due to anthropological and natural causes. Prominent amongst the problems affecting them is water scarcity and quality, which requires the development of improved methods for better river management. This volume features research from professionals involved in sustainable water resources management and provides an insight into the state of the art in the current technology, techniques and solutions in that field as they have been developed and applied in different countries.

Author : Jacques Ganoulis,Lucien Duckstein,Peter Literathy,istvan Bogardi
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1996-02-19
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 3540607145

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Transboundary Water Resources Management by Jacques Ganoulis,Lucien Duckstein,Peter Literathy,istvan Bogardi Pdf

In a world facing a growing water crisis, conflicts regarding water sharing and environmental issues are expected to grow, especially in transboundary river basins, where 40% of the world's population lives. This book represents one of the first attempts to bring together methodologies and analytical tools from socio-economic, international policy, engineering, and water management specialists dealing with transboundary water resources. The book is divided into three parts. Part I introduces state--of-the-art concepts in institutional policy and conflict analysis. Part II presents engineering approaches and models for transboundary water management and conflict resolution. Part III analyzes cases in international river basins and enclosed seas.

Author : M. J. Tumbare
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789982240536

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The Management of the Zambezi River Basin and Kariba Dam by M. J. Tumbare Pdf

This book brings together articles and conference papers on the Zambezi River and Kariba Dam written by Dr. Tumbare between 1998-2010. Part I discusses issues of river basin and integrated water resources management and Part II contains papers in infrastructure development in the water and energy sectors.

Author : Dustin E Garrick,George R M Anderson,Daniel Connell,Jamie Pittock
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 41,5 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 : Mark Svendsen
Publisher : CABI
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1845930215

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Irrigation and River Basin Management by Mark Svendsen Pdf

With increasing water scarcity, pressure to re-allocate water from agriculture to other uses mounts, along with a need to put in place institutional arrangements to promote 'higher value' uses of water. Many developing countries are now experimenting with establishing new institutional arrangements for managing water at the river basin level.This book, based on research by IWMI and others, reviews basin management in six developed and developing countries. It describes and applies a functional theory of river basin management, based on the idea that there is a minimum set of functions required to manage basins effectively and a set of basic conditions that enable effective management institutions to emerge. The book examines the experiences of both developed and developing countries in order to see what lessons can be learned and to identify what constitutes the core of a 'theory of river basin management'. It concludes that although it is difficult for developing countries to adopt approaches and institutional designs directly from developed countries, basic principles and lessons are transferable.

Author : Ram L. Ray,Dionysia Panagoulia,Nimal Abeysingha
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2023-02-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781803555584

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River Basin Management by Ram L. Ray,Dionysia Panagoulia,Nimal Abeysingha Pdf

River Basin Management – Under a Changing Climate is a collection of relevant research, experiments, and case study chapters. This book offers a comprehensive overview of recent developments in water resources planning, monitoring, and management using in situ measurements, modeling, and community participation. The book includes five sections and fourteen chapters that discuss water resources management, focusing on river basins, which includes quantifying water resources, evaluating water quality, and evaluating the impact of hydraulic structures on water resources management. Chapters also discuss the critical role of community/stakeholders in water resources, planning, monitoring, conservation, and management at smaller to larger river basins.

Author : M. D. Newson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 441 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1013771010

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Land, water, and development by M. D. Newson Pdf

Author : Cigb Icold
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2021-08-09
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781000383225

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Dams and Water Transfers – An Overview / Barrages et Transferts d’Eau - Aperçu by Cigb Icold Pdf

The present Bulletin presents a complete response from the ‘Technical Committee of ICOLD on Dams and Water Transfer (CDWT)’ to the Terms of Reference. It starts with related global information, brings out related efforts made in countries with completely differing climate, economy, population distribution etc. about present status within and between river basins & countries – both surplus and or deficit, while recognizing the crucial role played by dams in water transfer to needy regions. It then enumerates guidelines followed in considering various options, while identifying geographical issues, limited by political territories & legal issues like water treaties. Essentially then, it dwells on possible need, potential and problems in water transfers that must be handled to overcome B/C issues faced by needy countries. In order to assist concerned professionals, the Bulletin finally elaborates on objections raised by different stake-holders in the subject and provides answers generated globally. The on-going debate world-over about WRD versus environmental impacts is then dealt with to help Member-countries overcome various issues. Le présent Bulletin présente une réponse complète du « Comité Technique sur les barrages et les transferts d’eau ». Il commence par des informations mondiales, fait ressortir les efforts déployés dans des pays au climat, à l'économie, à la répartition de la population, etc. complètement différents sur l'état actuel au sein et entre les bassins fluviaux et les pays - à la fois excédentaire et / ou déficitaire, tout en reconnaissant le rôle crucial joué par les barrages dans le transfert d'eau vers les régions nécessiteuses. Il énumère ensuite les lignes directrices suivies pour considérer diverses options, tout en identifiant les problèmes géographiques, limités par les territoires politiques et les questions juridiques comme les traités sur l'eau. Essentiellement, il s'attarde donc sur les besoins, le potentiel et les problèmes possibles des transferts d'eau qui doivent être traités pour surmonter les problèmes auxquels sont confrontés les pays dans le besoin. Afin d'aider les professionnels concernés, le Bulletin élabore enfin les objections soulevées par les différents acteurs du sujet et apporte des réponses générées globalement. Le débat en cours dans le monde entier par rapport aux impacts environnementaux est ensuite traité pour aider les pays membres à surmonter divers problèmes.

Author : Daniel Loucks
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1998-02-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 0792349423

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Restoration of Degraded Rivers: Challenges, Issues and Experiences by Daniel Loucks Pdf

In the continued quest for increased economic benefits from our water resources, numerous structures and operating policies for controlling the river flow have been built and implemented. These structures and associated operating policies can facilitate navigation; they can provide greater quantities of reliable water supplies to meet agricultural, industrial and municipal water demands; they can generate hydroelectric power and energy; and they can provide increased flood protection, recreation, and other benefits. Over the past half-century we have converted many of our rivers into engineered waterways. These straightened, often periodically dredged, engineered rivers are complete with dikes, reservoirs, weirs, and diversion canals. All this engineering has enhanced economic development. However, as rivers and their floodplains become stressed from the excessive use and misuse of their resources, their contribution to economic development can be threatened. Evidence of economic and ecological degradation, especially in relatively large river systems such as the Danube, the Mississippi, the Rhine, and the Volga, has increased our appreciation of beneficial roles natural aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems play in water quantity and quality management. We have recognized the need to pay more attention to letting nature help us regulate water quantity and quality rather than working against nature and its variabilities and uncertainties. Today there are efforts underway in many developed river basins to 'de engineer' or return these straightened and controlled rivers to a more natural state.

Author : Daniel Bucur
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2016-08-10
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789535126041

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River Basin Management by Daniel Bucur Pdf

Many of the challenges facing farmers and human communities from hydrographical basins are not new. But, due to the fact that the nature and extents of the problems vary from one region to another and from one basin to another, the responses are highly diversified. There is no generally valid solution for all the problems. However, in addressing issues on ensuring the prevention or mitigation of the destructive consequences of flood damage or prolonged drought as for the optimal use of water by consumers, sustainable basin land use, biodiversity conservation, and environment protection as well, fourteen specialists and their colleagues present the state of the art in these important matters and new possible solutions to solve, identified from the scientific investigations undertaken.