Research Basins And Hydrological Planning

Informationen zum Autor R.Z. Xi, Wei-Zu Gu, Klaus-Peter Seiler Klappentext Globalization! population growth! and climate change will trigger new water management challenges in the coming century. Papers from a recent conference examine the latest research in areas of research basins and hydrological planning! such as groundwater influences on root zone hydrology! groundwa Zusammenfassung In the 20th century! water management focused on the local scale of interest. In the 21st century we will be facing changes in the quantity of our water cycle. The forces behind these new challenges are industrialisation! population growth and an insufficiently swift response to climatic change. The magnitude and distribution of global changes are not exactly predictable! because we live in an ever-changing environment and are faced with extreme and interacting processes! which all are not yet sufficiently understood. Therefore! to shoulder this task! hydrology should embrace more integrative and interdisciplinary approaches and achieve more flexibility in assessments and decisions. To better confront this challenge! catchment-related solutions are more important than local solutions! to satisfy the water demand of agriculture! ecosystems! industry and the private sector. It is wise to keep in mind that the environment has a "sustainable memory" and our knowledge about attenuation capacities and resilience of the environment is still low.

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• Authors: Wei-zu/ Seiler Gu
• Assisted by: Wei-Zu Gu (Editor), Gu Wei-Zu (Editor), Klaus-Peter Seiler (Editor), Seiler Klaus-Peter (Editor), R.Z. Xi (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.04.2004
• EAN: 9789058096111
• ISBN: 978-90-5809-611-1
• Dimensions: 178 mm x 248 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geology; Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / Water Supply, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Limnology, Pollution & threats to the environment, Water supply & treatment, Limnology (inland waters), Pollution and threats to the environment, Water supply and treatment, Limnology (Freshwater)