Modern Hydrology and Sustainable Water Development
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Beschreibung
The material of this book will derive its scientific under-pinningfrom basics of mathematics, physics, chemistry, geology,meteorology, engineering, soil science, and related disciplines andwill provide sufficient breadth and depth of understanding in eachsub-section of hydrology. It will start with basic concepts:
* Water, its properties, its movement, modelling and quality
* The distribution of water in space and time
* Water resource sustainability
Chapters on 'global change' and 'water andethics' aim respectively to emphasize the central role ofhydrological cycle and its quantitative understanding andmonitoring for human well being and to familiarize the readers withcomplex issues of equity and justice in large scale water resourcedevelopment process.
Modern Hydrology for Sustainable Development is intendednot only as a textbook for students in earth and environmentalscience and civil engineering degree courses, but also as areference for professionals in fields as diverse as environmentalplanning, civil engineering, municipal and industrial water supply,irrigation and catchment management.
Autor*in
S. K. Gupta
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"The material of this book will derive its scientific under-pinning from basics of mathematics, physics, chemistry, geology, meteorology, engineering, soil science, and related disciplines and will provide sufficient breadth and depth of understanding in each sub-section of hydrology. " (Environmental Expert, 8 March 2011)
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