Water resources systems planning and management
S. K. Jain (Author), V. P. Singh (Author)
"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. Part 2 Decision Making, is a bouquet of techniques organized in 4 chapters. After discussing optimization and simulation, the techniques of economic analysis are covered. Recently, environmental and social aspects, and rehabilitation and resettlement of project-affected people have come to occupy a central stage in water resources management and any good book is incomplete unless these topics are adequately covered. The concept of rational decision making along with risk, reliability, and uncertainty aspects form subject matter of a chapter. With these analytical tools, the practitioner is well equipped to take a rational decision for water resources utilization. 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. After a resource is developed, it is essential to manage it in the best possible way. Many dams around the world are losing some storage capacity every year due to sedimentation and therefore, the assessment and management of reservoir sedimentation is described in details. No analysis of water resources systems is complete without consideration of water quality. A river basin is the natural unit in which water occurs. The final chapter discusses various issues related to holistic management of a river basin." -- Provided by publisher
1 online resource (xxiv, 858 pages) : illustrations, maps.
9780080543697, 9781281047410, 9786611047412, 0080543693, 1281047414, 6611047417
162131283
Part I: Preliminaries
Chapter 1. Introduction to Water Resources Systems
Chapter 2. Acquisition and Processing of Water Resources Data
Chapter 3. Emerging Techniques for Data Acquisition and Systems Modeling
Chapter 4. Statistical Techniques for Data Analysis
Part II: Decision Making
Chapter 5. Systems Analysis Techniques
Chapter 6. Economic Considerations
Chapter 7. Environmental and Social Considerations
Chapter 8. Rational Decision Making
Part III. Water Resources Planning and Development
Chapter 9. Water Resources Planning
Chapter 10 Reservoir Sizing
Part IV. Systems Operation and Management
Chapter 11. Reservoir Operation
Chapter 12. Reservoir Sedimentation
Chapter 13. Water Quality Modeling
Chapter 14. River Basin Planning and Management
English