Drought : past problems and future scenarios / / Justin Sheffield and Eric F. Wood |
Autore | Sheffield Justin |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; Washington, D.C. : , : Earthscan, , 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (249 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.34/929 |
Altri autori (Persone) | WoodEric F |
Soggetto topico |
Droughts - United States
Drought relief - United States Water quality management Water-supply - Management |
ISBN |
1-136-54040-7
1-283-71259-8 1-84977-525-7 1-136-54041-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Drought: Past Problems and Future Scenarios; Copyright; Contents; Figures, Tables, Boxes and Plates; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1. Introduction; Drought Today; Drought and Global Change; The Motivation for this Book; An Overview of the Book; Chapter 2. What is Drought?; The Hazard of Drought; Defining Drought; Chapter 3. The Science of Drought; Introduction; The Hydrological Cycle; Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Hydrology; What Causes Drought?; Summary; Chapter 4. Quantifying Drought; Introduction; Drought Data; Monitoring Drought from Space; Modelling Drought
Palaeoclimate Data: Reconstructing Drought over MillenniaQuantifying Drought: Characteristics and Indices; Summary; Chapter 5. Palaeo-drought: The Occurrence of Drought over Past Millennia; Introduction; Climate of the Holocene; Drought in the Holocene; The Last 2000 Years; The Last 1000 Years; Drought in Recent Centuries; Global Mechanisms and Connections; Summary; Chapter 6. Drought in the 20th Century; Introduction; Climate of the 20th Century; The Global Extent of 20th-Century Drought; Characteristics of Global Drought; Regional Drought over the 20th Century Global Variability in Soil Moisture and Links with Large-Scale Climate VariabilityGlobal Variability in Drought and Links with Large-Scale Climate Variability; Summary; Chapter 7. Major Drought Events of the 20th Century; Introduction; North America; South America; Europe; Africa; Asia; Oceania; The Most Severe Droughts of the 20th Century; Chapter 8. Drought in the 21st Century; Introduction; Mechanisms of Changes in Drought; Climate Models, Emission Scenarios and Future Projections; Drought Estimation; Projected Future Changes in Drought; Potential Impacts of Future Drought Chapter 9. Summary and RecommendationsConclusions; Index; Plates |
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Sheffield Justin
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London ; ; Washington, D.C. : , : Earthscan, , 2011 | ||
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L'eau [[electronic resource] ] : gérer localement / / par David B. Brooks |
Autore | Brooks David B |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ottawa, : Centre de recherches pour le développement international, c2002 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (92 p.) |
Disciplina | 333.91 |
Collana | En focus, du chercheur au décideur |
Soggetto topico |
Water resources development
Water-supply - Management Water quality management Water resources development - Research |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-280-71803-X
9786610718030 1-55250-201-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | fre |
Nota di contenuto | Table des matières; Préface; Avant-propos; Chapitre premier. L'enjeu; Chapitre 2. Les voies de la recherche; Chapitre 3. Les résultats Propositions pour la gouvernance et la recherche; Chapitre 4. Les recommandations; Chapitre 5. Les orientations futures; Annexes : Sources et ressources; L'éditeur; |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910449807003321 |
Brooks David B
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L'eau [[electronic resource] ] : gérer localement / / par David B. Brooks |
Autore | Brooks David B |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ottawa, : Centre de recherches pour le développement international, c2002 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (92 p.) |
Disciplina | 333.91 |
Collana | En focus, du chercheur au décideur |
Soggetto topico |
Water resources development
Water-supply - Management Water quality management Water resources development - Research |
ISBN |
1-280-71803-X
9786610718030 1-55250-201-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | fre |
Nota di contenuto | Table des matières; Préface; Avant-propos; Chapitre premier. L'enjeu; Chapitre 2. Les voies de la recherche; Chapitre 3. Les résultats Propositions pour la gouvernance et la recherche; Chapitre 4. Les recommandations; Chapitre 5. Les orientations futures; Annexes : Sources et ressources; L'éditeur; |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783408103321 |
Brooks David B
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L'eau [[electronic resource] ] : gérer localement / / par David B. Brooks |
Autore | Brooks David B |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ottawa, : Centre de recherches pour le développement international, c2002 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (92 p.) |
Disciplina | 333.91 |
Collana | En focus, du chercheur au décideur |
Soggetto topico |
Water resources development
Water-supply - Management Water quality management Water resources development - Research |
ISBN |
1-280-71803-X
9786610718030 1-55250-201-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | fre |
Nota di contenuto | Table des matières; Préface; Avant-propos; Chapitre premier. L'enjeu; Chapitre 2. Les voies de la recherche; Chapitre 3. Les résultats Propositions pour la gouvernance et la recherche; Chapitre 4. Les recommandations; Chapitre 5. Les orientations futures; Annexes : Sources et ressources; L'éditeur; |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910825192803321 |
Brooks David B
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Ecohydrology [[electronic resource] ] : processes, models and case studies : an approach to the sustainable management of water resources / / edited by David Harper, Maciej Zalewski and Nic Pacini |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Wallingford, UK ; ; Cambridge, MA, : CABI Pub., c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (401 p.) |
Disciplina | 551.48 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
HarperDavid M
ZalewskiMaciej <1950-> PaciniNic |
Soggetto topico |
Ecohydrology
Water-supply - Management |
ISBN |
1-281-86295-9
9786611862954 1-84593-370-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Contributors; Preface; 1. Linking Biological and Physical Processes at the River Basin Scale: the Origins, Scientific Background and Scope of Ecohydrology; 2. Patterns and Processes in the Catchment; 3. Nutrient Processes and Consequences; 4. Lotic Vegetation Processes; 5. Processes Influencing Aquatic Fauna; 6. Ecohydrological Modelling for Managing Scarce Water Resources in a Groundwater-dominated Temperate System; 7. The Benefits and Risks of Ecohydrological Models to Water Resource Management Decisions; 8. Nutrient Budget Modelling for Lake and River Basin Restoration
9. Ecohydrology Driving a Tropical Savannah Ecosystem10. The Mid-European Agricultural Landscape: Catchment-scale Links between Hydrology and Ecology in Mosaic Lakeland Regions; 11. The Ecohydrological Approach as a Tool for Managing Water Quality in Large South American Rivers; 12. Ecohydrological Analysis of Tropical River Basin Development Schemes in Africa; 13. Ecohydrological Management of Impounded Large Rivers in the Former Soviet Union; 14. Palaeohydrology: the Past as a Basis for Understanding the Present and Predicting the Future 15. Ecohydrology: Understanding the Present as a Perspective on the Future - Global ChangeReferences; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910446351503321 |
Wallingford, UK ; ; Cambridge, MA, : CABI Pub., c2008 | ||
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Enhancing participation and governance in water resources management [[electronic resource] ] : conventional approaches and information technology / / edited by Libor Jansky and Juha I. Uitto |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : United Nations University Press, c2005 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (235 p.) |
Disciplina | 333.91 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
JanskyLibor
UittoJuha I |
Collana | Water resources management and policy Enhancing participation and governance in water resources management |
Soggetto topico |
Water-supply - Management
Water resources development Information technology |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-4237-6593-1
92-808-7101-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
CONTENTS; List of figures; List of contributors; Introduction; 1 Enhancing public participation and governance in water resources management; Part I: Conventional approaches; 2 Public participation and water resources management: The case of West Sumatra; 3 Public participation in the development of a management plan for an international river basin: The Okavango case; 4 Transboundary environmental impact assessment as a tool for promoting public participation in international watercourse management; Part II: ''Information technology'' approaches
5 The Internet and e-inclusion: Promoting on-line public participation 6 Promoting public participation in international waters management: An agenda for peer-to-peer learning; 7 Development of an email-based field data collection system for environmental assessment; 8 New directions in the development of decision support systems for water resources management; Part III: Efforts by international organizations; 9 Improving public involvement and governance for transboundary water systems: Process tools used by the Global Environment Facility 10 Public participation and governance: A Mekong River basin perspective Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450224303321 |
New York, : United Nations University Press, c2005 | ||
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Environmental flows in water resources policies, plans, and projects [[electronic resource] ] : findings and recommendations / / Rafik Hirji and Richard Davis |
Autore | Hirji Rafik |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : World Bank, 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (212 p.) |
Disciplina | 333.91/14 |
Altri autori (Persone) | DavisRichard <1948-> |
Collana | Environment and development |
Soggetto topico |
Water resources development - Environmental aspects
Water-supply - Management Integrated water development Environmental policy |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-12160-X
9786612121609 0-8213-8012-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | CONTENTS; Foreword; About the Authors; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Overview; PART I Context and Rationale; Boxes; PART II Environmental Flows: Science, Decision Making, and Development Assistance; Figures; Tables; PART III Case Studies of Environmental Flow Implementation; PART IV Mainstreaming Implications; PART V Appendixes; References; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454858903321 |
Hirji Rafik
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Environmental flows in water resources policies, plans, and projects : : findings and recommendations / / Rafik Hirji and Richard Davis |
Autore | Hirji Rafik |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | xviii, 189 pages : illustrations ; ; 23 cm |
Disciplina | 333.91/14 |
Altri autori (Persone) | DavisRichard <1948-> |
Collana | Environment and development |
Soggetto topico |
Water resources development - Environmental aspects
Water-supply - Management Integrated water development Environmental policy |
ISBN |
1-282-12160-X
9786612121609 0-8213-8012-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | CONTENTS; Foreword; About the Authors; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Overview; PART I Context and Rationale; Boxes; PART II Environmental Flows: Science, Decision Making, and Development Assistance; Figures; Tables; PART III Case Studies of Environmental Flow Implementation; PART IV Mainstreaming Implications; PART V Appendixes; References; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778034803321 |
Hirji Rafik
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Environmental flows in water resources policies, plans, and projects : : findings and recommendations / / Rafik Hirji and Richard Davis |
Autore | Hirji Rafik |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | xviii, 189 pages : illustrations ; ; 23 cm |
Disciplina | 333.91/14 |
Altri autori (Persone) | DavisRichard <1948-> |
Collana | Environment and development |
Soggetto topico |
Water resources development - Environmental aspects
Water-supply - Management Integrated water development Environmental policy |
ISBN |
1-282-12160-X
9786612121609 0-8213-8012-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | CONTENTS; Foreword; About the Authors; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Overview; PART I Context and Rationale; Boxes; PART II Environmental Flows: Science, Decision Making, and Development Assistance; Figures; Tables; PART III Case Studies of Environmental Flow Implementation; PART IV Mainstreaming Implications; PART V Appendixes; References; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910824905203321 |
Hirji Rafik
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Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2009 | ||
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Essential tools for water resources analysis, planning, and management / / Omid Bozorg-Haddad, editor |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Gateway East, Singapore : , : Springer, , [2021] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (345 pages) |
Disciplina | 333.91 |
Collana | Springer Water |
Soggetto topico | Water-supply - Management |
ISBN | 981-334-295-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910483636603321 |
Gateway East, Singapore : , : Springer, , [2021] | ||
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