Hydrology and the hydrosphere

This book includes peer-reviewed articles from the Third World Conference on Floating Solutions WCFS 2023 Japan with an aim to pioneer the SDGs and Next SDGs by making the most use of oceans and water.

Britain's maritime tradition is well documented.

Britain's maritime tradition is well documented.

Rivers are significant geomorphological agents, they show an amazing diversity of form and behaviour and transfer water and sediment from the land surface to the oceans.

This timely book reviews the hydrological aspects of different types of disaster and considers measures required to protect people and property against such events as well as disaster prediction, forecasting and monitoring.

With Africa's water resources constantly threatened by an increasing population and the resultant rise in water demand, together with the stresses of water use for various activities, desertification, climate change, and other interventions in the water cycle by man, it is vital that the water resources in arid and semi-arid regions are developed a

With Africa's water resources constantly threatened by an increasing population and the resultant rise in water demand, together with the stresses of water use for various activities, desertification, climate change, and other interventions in the water cycle by man, it is vital that the water resources in arid and semi-arid regions are developed a

This book addresses the most pressing water resource issues in South Asia, particularly in relation to climate change and variability.

This book addresses the most pressing water resource issues in South Asia, particularly in relation to climate change and variability.

Arsenic contamination has become a global phenomenon.

Arsenic contamination has become a global phenomenon.

More than a billion people cannot get safe drinking water; half the world's population does not have adequate sanitation; within a generation over three billion will be suffering from water stress.

More than a billion people cannot get safe drinking water; half the world's population does not have adequate sanitation; within a generation over three billion will be suffering from water stress.

Marine resources and fish stocks are now high on the international and economic research agendas, and the management of highly complex marine ecosystems is increasingly important.

For decades now we have wasted and mismanaged the world?

Design criteria for the construction or rehabilitation of dams and hydraulic structures generally begin with a section defining the design flood.

During the past three decades, urban groundwater has emerged as one of the worlds most pressing issues.

During the past three decades, urban groundwater has emerged as one of the worlds most pressing issues.

The hydrogeologic environment of fractured rocks represents vital natural systems, examples of which occur on every continent.

The hydrogeologic environment of fractured rocks represents vital natural systems, examples of which occur on every continent.

Water is newsworthy: there is, or will be, a world water crisis.

Water is newsworthy: there is, or will be, a world water crisis.

This book restores water, both fresh and salt, to its central position in human endeavour, ecology and environment.

This book restores water, both fresh and salt, to its central position in human endeavour, ecology and environment.

The efficient use of natural resources is key to a sustainable economy, and yet the complexities of the physical aspects of resource efficiency are poorly understood.

One of the effects of global climate change is the increasing variability of extreme flood events and cyclones.

One of the effects of global climate change is the increasing variability of extreme flood events and cyclones.

The coast represents the crossroads between the oceans, land and atmosphere, and all three contribute to the physical and ecological evolution of coastlines.

The coast represents the crossroads between the oceans, land and atmosphere, and all three contribute to the physical and ecological evolution of coastlines.

The uplands are a crucial source of ecosystem services, such as water provision, carbon retention, maintenance of biodiversity, provision of recreation value and cultural heritage.

The uplands are a crucial source of ecosystem services, such as water provision, carbon retention, maintenance of biodiversity, provision of recreation value and cultural heritage.

This book aims to show that economics in general and non-market valuation methods in particular, together with participatory and engineering tools, can facilitate the design and implementation of the different European policies in relation to mitigation of water stress.

This book aims to show that economics in general and non-market valuation methods in particular, together with participatory and engineering tools, can facilitate the design and implementation of the different European policies in relation to mitigation of water stress.

Physical Geography: The Key Concepts is a thought-provoking and up-to-date introduction to the central ideas and debates within the field.

Physical Geography: The Key Concepts is a thought-provoking and up-to-date introduction to the central ideas and debates within the field.

The complexity of current water resource management poses many challenges.

The Brazilian Amazon is the largest area of tropical rainforest in Latin America.

Minnesota has a unique role in U.

Minnesota has a unique role in U.

First Published in 2011.

First Published in 2011.

This book applies the principles of cost-benefit analysis, an international program in which an equitable division of costs and gains was an aim, along with economies of coordinated development.

This book applies the principles of cost-benefit analysis, an international program in which an equitable division of costs and gains was an aim, along with economies of coordinated development.

Technology in American Water Development is an exploratory study.

Howe and Easter analyze existing evidence on direct and indirect benefits attributable to water, as well as the potential costs of interbasin transfers, and examine feasibility of alternatives.

Howe and Easter analyze existing evidence on direct and indirect benefits attributable to water, as well as the potential costs of interbasin transfers, and examine feasibility of alternatives.

First Published in 2011.

First Published in 2011.

Overview of Japan's long water history, by the Japanese Commission on large dams.

Overview of Japan's long water history, by the Japanese Commission on large dams.