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Description

Water Resources Systems Planning and Management, Second Edition, presents new and updated material including case studies and examples as well as timely topics such as climate change and integrated water resources management. Authored by two renowned experts in the field of water resources, this text is divided into 4 parts. It begins by introducing the basic theme of the book. It provides an overview of the current status of water resources utilization, the likely scenario of future demands, and advantages and disadvantages of systems techniques. Part 2 presents a number of techniques organized over 4 chapters. After discussing optimization and simulation, the techniques of economic analysis are covered. Part 3 deals with Water Resources Planning and Development. This part discusses the concepts of planning, the planning process, integrated planning, public involvement, and reservoir sizing. The last part focuses on Systems Operation and Management and includes three brand new chapters.

Water Resources Systems Planning and Management, Second Edition, presents a comprehensive overview of the field and is relevant for students, professors, scholars, researchers, and consultants in the fields of Water Resources, Civil Engineering; Environmental Engineering; Hydrologists.

New to this edition:
Thoroughly updated content with an improved presentation, new figures, examples and case studies.
Includes comprehensive new coverage focusing on the impact of climate change and environmental flows
All chapters will be updated and three brand new chapters are included:
Environmental flows and their assessment
Climate change and its impacts on water management
Integrated river basin planning and management/ Integrated Water Resources Management