Water Resources Systems Planning and ManagementElsevier, 2003 M09 12 - 882 pages This book is divided into four parts. The first part, Preliminaries, 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. An understanding of how the hydrological data are measured and processed is important before undertaking any analysis. The discussion is extended to emerging techniques, such as Remote Sensing, GIS, Artificial Neural Networks, and Expert Systems. The statistical tools for data analysis including commonly used probability distributions, parameter estimation, regression and correlation, frequency analysis, and time-series analysis are discussed in a separate chapter.
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... Cost ..................................................................................... 357 6.1.5 Intangible ... Cost .............................................................. 359 6.2.2 Elasticity of Water Demand ...
... costs are low and there is no environmental pollution. All these properties make hydropower a desired source of electricity ... cost of hydro-electricity generation in the near future is expected to be in the range 3 to 6 US & per kWh ...
... cost of developing new sources is rapidly increasing due to the higher cost of construction materials, labor, as well as higher provisions for rehabilitation and resettlement of the project-affected persons. Environmental laws as well ...
... cost of desalination in recent years has declined sharply to less than a dollar per cubic meter. Based on the trends of development, it is expected that by the year 2025, the cost of desalination would come down to 20 US cents/m" for ...
... cost more than the conventional techniques and require more time. But it should be borne in mind that the magnitude ... costs will be much smallerthan the benefits accruing due to improved planning and management. The key to convince ...
Contents
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Decision Making | 277 |
Water Resources Planning and Development | 503 |
Systems Operation and Management | 613 |
Appendix A Conversion Factors | 843 |
Appendix B Useful Internet Sites | 845 |
Index | 849 |
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Water Resources Systems Planning and Management Sharad Kumar Jain,Vijay P. Singh No preview available - 2003 |