Managing Water Resources

Methods and Tools for a Systems Approach
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-1-84407-554-6
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 688 Seiten, Format (B × H): 174 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 1260 g

'This book bridges disciplines, previously confined to specialist journal publications, by providing a comprehensive overview of the systems analysis application to water resources. It is ideal for Masters-level courses in Water Resources Engineering where modern management techniques of optimization and modelling are highly important in the strategic management of a vital resource.' - Derek Clarke, University of Southampton, UK

'The great novelty of this book is that it presents in detail how fuzzy-set theory can be used in water resource system management. The author was one of the pioneers who opened up this new field and is considered to be one of the greatest experts in it.' - Rodolfo Soncini Sessa, Politecnico di Milano, Italy

Water resources management is increasingly interdisciplinary and must take into account complex socioeconomic factors and environmental variables. This book describes the 'systems approach' and its application to contemporary water resources management, focusing on three main sets of tools: simulation, optimization and multi-objective analysis. This approach is presented within the context of sustainable planning and development under conditions of uncertainty. Managing Water Resources: Methods and Tools for a Systems Approach introduces system dynamic simulation as a tool for integrated modelling and contains coverage of the use of fuzzy sets for incorporating objective and subjective uncertainties. The book combines theory with many practical examples, as well as including programs and exercises on downloadable resources. It comprises both an advanced text for students of water resources and civil or environmental engineering and a practical guide for professionals. Published jointly with UNESCO and International Hydrological Programme

Autoren/Hrsg.

Simonovic, Slobodan P.

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Wasserbau
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltmanagement, Umweltökonomie
• Technische Wissenschaften Umwelttechnik | Umwelttechnologie Wasserversorgung, Wasseraufbereitung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface

Foreword

Introduction

Part I: Setting the Stage

1. An Overview

2. Changing Water Resources Management Practice

3. An Introduction to Water Resources Systems Management

Part II: Applied Systems Analysis

4. General Systems Theory

Part III: Water Resources Systems Management

5. Introduction to Methods of Water Resources Systems Management

6. Water Resources Systems Management Under Uncertainty - a Fuzzy Set Approach

7. Water Resources Systems Management for Sustainable Development

Part IV: Implementation of Water Resources Systems Management Tools

8. Simulation

9. Optimization

10. Multi-objective Analysis

Part V: Water for Our Children

11. The Future of Water Resources Systems Management

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Slobodan P. Simonovic is a Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Western Ontario, Canada.