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Elements of Geographical Hydrologyby B.J. Knapp
Routledge 1979; US$ 55.95This is a concise introduction to principles and applications of hydrology in a geographical context. It uses a wealth of fully illustrated examples to relate theory to the real geographical problems associated with a subject central to our understanding of the natural environment and the use we make of it. Whilst hydrology and the study of water resources have been established for sometime as topics for advanced study, they have been introduced into A-level syllabuses only recently. more...
Hydrology of the UKby Mike Acreman; Frank Law
Routledge 1999; US$ 75.95Assesses the changing hydrology of the UK by focusing on key issues that affect fundamental hydrological processes and which have important implications for water resource management, flood risk and environmental quality. more...
Particles in Waterby John Gregory
CRC Press 2005; US$ 149.95Based on over 35 years of field experience, Particles in Water: Properties and Separation Methods examines particles and their behavior in water systems. more...
Neural Networks for Hydrological Modelingby Robert J. Abrahart; Pauline E. Kneale; Linda M. See
Taylor & Francis 2004; US$ 124.95Understanding of neural network hydrological modelling has now matured and is ready for more probing and challenging questions. This book covers an introduction to the subject, case studies, practical applications, and possible future directions. more...
Water Resources of Arid Areasby D. Stephenson; E.M. Shemang; T.R. Chaoka
Taylor & Francis 2004; US$ 299.95Exploring the key factors relating to the development and management of water resources in arid and semi-arid areas, this volume brings together leading experts in the field, and concentrates in particular upon the issue of groundwater recharge. more...
Chemical and Isotopic Groundwater Hydrologyby Emanuel Mazor
Marcel Dekker Inc 2003; US$ 199.95This is the third edition of the text which considers physical and geological concepts and examines chemical and isotopic tools of groundwater hydrology. It also reviews water quality standards, monitoring, efficient data banks and education activities. more...
Risk, Reliability, Uncertainty and Robustness of Water Resource Systemsby Janos Bogardi; Zbigniew W. Kundzewicz
Cambridge University Press 2002; US$ 65.0035 leading multi-disciplinary scientists with international reputations provide state-of-the-art reviews of topical areas of research on uncertainty and reliability related aspects of water resources systems. The volume will be valuable for graduate students, scientists, consultants, administrators, and practising hydrologists and water managers. more...
Forests, Water and People in the Humid Tropicsby M. Bonell; L. A. Bruijnzeel
Cambridge University Press 2005; US$ 109.00This volume is the most comprehensive review available of the hydrological and physiological functioning of tropical rain forests, the environmental impacts of their disturbance and conversion to other land uses, and optimum strategies for managing them. It will be invaluable for specialists, managers and practitioners, scientists and advanced students. more...
Understanding Water in a Dry Environmentby I. Simmers
Routledge 2003; US$ 189.95With water security being so crucial an issue in the twenty-first century, this text provides topical discussion on related issues, such as: hydrological processes, water resources management, and rainfall in arid and semi-arid regions. more...
Water, Leisure and Cultureby Susan C. Anderson; Bruce Tabb
Berg Publishers 2002; US$ 109.95Dancing on the beach after a swim in the Mediterranean, taking the waters in fashionable Baden-Baden, boating on the Black Sea ? the myriad uses of water imply that the term itself possesses multiple meanings. Focusing on Europe, this book addresses how u sing water for relaxation intersects with ideas about class, gender, nationality, and consumption. It also explores the ways Europeans have turned to water for pleasure, relaxation, and profit over the last two hundred years as the enjoyment of free time developed from a privilege into a right. Contributors capture key moments of social and cultural transition in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries moments during which new social distinctions emerged, debates about nationalism and cosmopolitanism... more...









