C. A. Brebbia Libri

Water resources are under extreme pressure today all over the world. The resulting problems have given rise to many activities which reflect the growing concern about them and the importance of effective management.As water increasingly becomes a precious resource on which the well-being of future generations depends, it is essential to discuss issues concerning quality, quantity, planning and other related topics.Containing papers presented at the Fourth International Conference on Water Resources Management, this book examines the recent technological and scientific developments associated with the management of surface and sub-surface water resources. The wide variety of subjects covered are as follows: Water Resource Management and Planning; Waste Water Treatment and Management; Water Markets and Policies; Urban Water Management; Water Quality; Storm Water Management; Water Security Systems; Pollution Control; Irrigation Problems; Reservoirs and Lakes; River Basin Management; Hydrological Modelling; Flood Risk; Decision Support Systems; Groundwater Flow Problems and Remediation Technologies; Coastal and Estuarial Problems; Soil and Water Conservation and Risk Analysis.

Papers presented at the Second International Conference on River Basin Management.

As population increase boosts demand, and pollution and climate change adversely affect availability, the management of water resources is becoming an issue of growing importance and complexity throughout the world.

Water is becoming an increasingly precious resource on which the well-being of future generations depends. The control and enhancement of water quality, quantity, management and planning, as well as other related topics, are essential to the future of the world's population.