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Inter-Basin Water Transfer
Cambridge University Press 2007; US$ 74.00Examination of inter-basin water transfer projects for professionals and researchers in hydrology, and environmental science, policy and regulation. more...
Integrated Watershed Management in the Global Ecosystem
Taylor & Francis 1999; US$ 149.95Focusing on technical, social, and economic issues involved in watershed management, the author examines land-use practices and soil water resources. The text is based on an international symposium in soil and water conservation, exploring an "ecosystem-based" management approach to the problem. more...
Water Supply
Elsevier Science 2000; US$ 135.00This new edition of a classic text has been significantly expanded to cover the most current issues and international standards are examined in-depth, with detailed coverage of WHO, European, UK and US standards, organisations and practice. Written with the postgraduate and professional water engineer in mind, this text will also be essential reading... more...
Urban Water in Japan
Taylor & Francis 2008; US$ 99.95In Japan, situated in a low-lying delta, half of the population and 75 per cent of the property are concentrated in flooding-vulnerable areas. This book treats the implementation of measures and management practices in Japan to realize climate robust sustainable urban water management. more...
Management of Transboundary Rivers and Lakes
Springer 2008; US$ 189.99Transboundary rivers and lakes are often the remaining sources of water that can be developed for human uses. This book analyses the magnitudes of the transboundary water problems in different parts of the world, difficulties and constraints faced to resolve these problems, and successes and shortcomings to manage them. more...
Managing Water Resources in a Time of Global Change
Taylor and Francis 2008; US$ 165.00Global change possesses serious challenges for water managers and scientists. In mountain areas, where water supplies for half of the world population originate, climate and hydrologic models are still subject to considerable uncertainty. And yet, critical decisions have to be taken to ensure adequate and safe water supplies to billions of people,... more...
Multiobjective optimization in water resources systems
Elsevier Science 2011; US$ 165.00Multiobjective optimization in water resources systems more...
Managing Water Resources, Past and Present
Oxford University Press, UK 2004; US$ 124.99A multi-disciplinary analysis of the evolution of water politics and policy by an international team of distinguished experts. Water management in the Middle Ages in Europe, its evolution in the USA, the elaboration of the European Water Framework Directive, the British experience of water management, the over-exploitation of African aquifers, and... more...
Water Supply
Elsevier Science 2009; US$ 102.95Water Supply has been the most comprehensive guide to the design, construction and operation of water supply systems for more than 40 years. The combined experience of its authors make it an unparalleled resource for professionals and students alike. This new sixth edition has been fully updated to reflect the latest WHO, European, UK and US standards,... more...
Water Engineering in the Ancient World
OUP Oxford 2009; US$ 149.99Charles Ortloff provides a new perspective on archaeological studies of the urban and agricultural water supply and distribution systems of the major ancient civilizations of South America, the Middle East, and South-East Asia, by using modern computer analysis methods to extract the true hydraulic/hydrological knowledge base available to these peoples.... more...









