Managing Water: Coping with Scarcity and Abundance

by Marshall English, Bioresource Engrg. Dept., Oregon State University,
Andras Szollosi-Nagy,


American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, NY
978-0-7844-0271-9 (ISBN-13) | 0-7844-0271-X (ISBN-10), 1997, Soft Cover, Pg. xxiii, 935
22 cm, Series ISBN: 0-7844-0281-7
Conference information: Theme A: Water for a Changing Global Community; The 27th Congress of the International Association for Hydraulic Research | San Francisco, California, United States | August 10-15, 1997


Document Type: Book - Proceedings

Abstract:

The proceedings, Managing Water: Coping with Scarcity and Abundance, consists of papers presented at the 27th Congress of the International Association of Hydraulic Research (IAHR) entitled Water for a Changing Global Community. The topics covered include flood and drought estimation and control; regional and multinational river basin management; improved management of water distribution systems; analysis and management of excess water; and water scarcity and the future of irrigated agriculture.

Subject Headings: Water shortage | Water management | Water supply systems | Systems management | System analysis | Urban and regional development | Rivers and streams

 

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