J. A. A. Jones

Global Hydrology

Processes, Resources and Environmental Management

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Global Hydrology illustrates in detail the growing importance of understanding hydrological processes and pathways as a means of effective and safe management of water resources. It describes current management practices and past environmental impact.It analyses the options for improving water supply and protecting the environment, emphasizing the need for international collaboration in a changing societal and environmental context.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 414
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Juli 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 208mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 1106g
• ISBN-13: 9781138172647
• ISBN-10: 1138172642
• Artikelnr.: 69993512

Autorenporträt

J. A. A. Jones

Inhaltsangabe

1. Water for the World 2. The Global Hydrological Cycle 3. Hydrological
Processes Within the River Basin 4. Floods, Droughts and
Magnitude-Frequency Relations 5. Monitoring and Assessing Processes 6.
Modelling Runoff Processes 7. Inadvertent Impacts on Hydrological Processes
1 - Water Quality 8. Inadvertent Impacts on Hydrological Processes 2 -
Water Quality 9. Managing Runoff: The Design of the Major Water Management
Systems 10. Managing Runoff: Unconventional and Environmentally-Sound
Solutions 11. Towards a Sustainable Future?