Water resources management IX / C. A. Brebbia, Z. Boukalova, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Brebbia, C. A., editor.

Boukalova, Z., editor.

Series:

WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment Series

WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment Series ; v.220

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Water-supply--Management.

Water-supply.

Water resources development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (276 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Southampton, [England] : WIT Press, 2018.

Summary:

Containing papers from the ninth International Conference on Sustainable Water Resources Management, this book presents the work of scientists, practitioners and other experts regarding recent technological and scientific developments associated with the management of surface and sub-surface water resources.

Contents:

Cover

Water Resources Management IX

Copyright Page

Preface

Contents

Section 1: Water governance

A positive apportionment framework towards enhancing cooperation in the Jordan River Basin

Reasons for government inaction and its negative consequences: two case studies of failed water management initiatives in Alberta, Canada

Performance assessment of commercial principles in water services provision

Section 2: Water quality issues

Effect of friendly sorbents on base polymer nanocomposites

Spatial and temporal variations in the distribution of benthic macroinvertebrates along the Vuvu River, South Africa

Redox properties of iron-based materials in water treatment technologies: an overview of laboratory versus field experiences

Numerical study of water quality improvement in a port through a forced mixing system

Removal of heavy metals from water by wood-based lignocellulocis materials

Investigation of the pretreatment effect of ultrasound on anaerobic sequencing batch reactor treating landfill leachate

Section 3: Nutrients, water and productivity (Special session by Z. Boukalová)

Cotton evapotranspiration using very high spatial resolution WV-2 satellite data and ground measurements for precision agriculture

Willingness to adopt technologies of precision agriculture: a case study of the Czech Republic

Remote sensing-based water accounting to support governance for groundwater management for irrigation in La Mancha Oriental Aquifer, Spain

Section 4: Water and the community

Water access and community engagement: creating the right environment for maximizing the benefits of community engagement processes and increasing water participation in Nigeria

Groundwater conservation attitudes, behaviour and water management: the case of farmers in rural India.

Aquifer diagnosis for San Jose Chiapa Region, Mexico

Water access, women's empowerment, sanitation and children's anthropometric status: a study of Ethiopian mothers with children under five

Section 5: Urban water management

Towards sustainable practices in urban design: the role of a software package for designing alternative water management methods

The performance analysis of the urban flood prevention project in Korea

Section 6: Flood risk management

Comparison of impact forces generated by debris flows using numerical analysis models

Low-impact development: minimising stormwater runoff in a case study of Section 13, Shah Alam, Malaysia

The relationships between drought indices (SPI, API) and in-situ soil moisture in forested hillslopes

Section 7: River basin management

Integrating numerical models in river basin management plans: the FREEWAT project

The realism of stochastic weather generators in risk discovery

Section 8: Safety and security of water systems

Exploitation safety of water supply systems in areas used for agriculture

Prediction of change in hydrologic cycle components in North Korea river basins: the RCP8.5 climate change scenario

Author index.

Notes:

Includes index.

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ISBN:

1-78466-206-2

OCLC:

1006245217