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Author(s): David Stephenson
ISBN(s): 9789058095732, 9058095738
Edition: 1
File Details: PDF, 7.32 MB
Year: 2003
Language: english
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ISBN 10:   1439824689

ISBN 13: 978-1439824689

Author:  David Stephenson

The world’s water resources are being tapped at an ever increasing rate, to the extent that sustainability and water quality are being compromised. This book provides accounts of the technology used for managing water resources to reduce risks. Besides controlling floods, overcoming droughts and reducing pollution, the reader will learn to plan and maintain hydraulic structures, and to appreciate the diverse demands on water, including those of the environment. The topics considered include hydrology and assessment of water resources; drought management and flood management tools; and the interaction between land use and water resources, including surface runoff, groundwater and water quality. The second half of the book focuses on water use, demand management and the infrastructure required to manage water. Consideration is also given to the tools needed for planning, including economics and computer modelling. This book is aimed at a postgraduate level, suitable for students in water engineering and science. It will also serve as a reference for practitioners concerned with water resources and water supply.
 

Table of contents: 

  1. WATER, A MULTI-DIMENSIONAL RESOURCE
     1.1 Introduction
     1.2 Water resources planning
     1.3 Multi-dimensional management
     1.4 The age of man
     1.5 Stress
     1.6 International policy
     1.7 Climate change
     1.8 The oceans
     References

  2. WATER RESOURCES ASSESSMENT
     2.1 Introduction
     2.2 Network design
     2.3 Streamflow gauging
      2.3.1 Weir design
      2.3.2 Gauges
      2.3.3 Current gauging
      2.3.4 Salt dilution
     2.4 Hydrological modelling
     References

  3. DROUGHT MANAGEMENT
     3.1 Definition of drought
     3.2 Reservoir yield analysis
      3.2.1 Definitions
      3.2.2 Mass flow methods
      3.2.3 Simulation of reservoir operation
      3.2.4 Storage-draft-frequency analysis
     3.3 Operating rules
     3.4 Probability matrix methods
      3.4.1 Mutually Exclusive Model
     3.5 Queuing theory
     3.6 Conjunctive use of alternative sources
     3.7 Artificial recharge
     3.8 Case study
     References

  4. FLOOD MANAGEMENT
     4.1 Factors affecting flooding
     4.2 Flood calculations
     4.3 Hazard assessment
     4.4 Analysis of rainfall depth, duration and frequency
     4.5 Indices of flood magnitude
      4.5.1 Probability
      4.5.2 Rainfall
      4.5.3 Flood parameters
     4.6 Flood management
     4.7 Reservoir routing methods
     4.8 Flood risk analysis
     4.9 Flood plain management
      4.9.1 Hazards associated with flooding
     4.10 Integrated flood plain management
      4.10.1 Alternative planning zones
      4.10.2 Warning systems
     References

  5. EFFECTS OF CATCHMENT DEVELOPMENT ON RUNOFF
     5.1 Effects of urbanisation
     5.2 Stormwater management
      5.2.1 Effects on recurrence interval
     5.3 Case studies
      5.3.1 Example: Calculation of peak runoff for various conditions
     5.4 Detention storage
      5.4.1 Channel storage
      5.4.2 Town planning
     5.5 Water quality
     References

  6. GROUNDWATER
     6.1 The extent of groundwater
     6.2 Flow of groundwater
      6.2.1 Groundwater parameter
     6.3 Ground water and well hydraulics
      6.3.1 Steady radial flow to a well
      6.3.2 Unsteady radial flow to a well
     6.4 Groundwater modelling
     6.5 Groundwater pollution
      6.5.1 Dispersion
      6.5.2 Finite difference solution
     6.6 Groundwater protection
     References

  7. WATER QUALITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
     7.1 Water pollution
      7.1.1 Public health
     7.2 Water quality standards
     7.3 Stormwater pollution
     7.4 Eutrophication of receiving waters
     7.5 Mass balance
      7.5.1 Mixed and plug flow
      7.5.2 Systems analysis
      7.5.3 Non-conservative parameters
      7.5.4 Mass balance equation with non-conservatives
       7.5.4 Oxygen balance in rivers
     7.6 Numerical methods
      7.6.1 Two-step method
      7.6.2 Demonstration of numerical inaccuracy
      7.6.3 Implicit finite difference schemes
     7.7 Soil erosion
      7.7.1 Desertification
      7.7.2 Reservoir sedimentation
     7.8 Environmental and social impact assessment
      7.8.1 Impacts on water and related sources
      7.8.2 Impacts on land and related resources
      7.8.3 Impacts on public health
      7.8.4 Socio-economic impacts
      7.8.5 Impacts of dams
     References

  8. WATER USE
     8.1 Domestic and urban use
      8.1.1 Volumes required
      8.1.2 Consumption pattern
     8.2 Water demand projections
      8.2.1 Statistical analysis
      8.2.2 Planning alternatives
      8.2.3 Disruptions
     8.3 Hydro electric power
      8.3.1 Pumped storage
     8.4 Energy calculations
      8.4.1 Example
     8.5 Development factors
      8.5.1 Economics of hydropower development
     8.6 Machine selection
     8.7 Small hydro
     8.8 Irrigation
      8.8.1 Impact of irrigation
      8.8.2 Irrigation technology
      8.8.3 Water requirements
      8.8.4 Factors and objectives in the selection of emitters
     8.9 Passive use
     References

  9. DEMAND MANAGEMENT
     9.1 Balancing supply and demand
     9.2 Economic theory of supply and demand
      9.2.1 Effect of metering
     9.3 Management by use of tariffs
     9.4 Timing
      9.4.1 Long-term (planning and design)
      9.4.2 Operational time-frame
      9.4.3 Crisis management
      9.4.4 Notes on management by use of tariffs
     9.5 The cost of water
      9.5.1 Future trends
     9.6 Economic value of water
     9.7 Loss control
     9.8 Water harvesting
     References

  10. HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES
     10.1 The purpose of hydraulic structures
     10.2 Measurement structures
     10.3 Dams
     10.4 Effects of construction of dams
      10.4.1 Large dams
      10.4.2 Problems associated with large dams
     10.5 Dam construction
      10.5.1 Impacts during planning and construction
      10.5.2 Impacts in the catchment
      10.5.3 Building power lines, canals, roads, etc.
      10.5.4 Impacts of reservoir management
      10.5.5 Impacts of supply of hydropower
     10.6 Water conduits
      10.6.1 Pipeline design (Stephenson, 1989)
      10.6.2 Canals
     10.7 Environmental structures
     10.8 Hydraulic models
      10.8.1 Model study of a drop inlet with air entrainment
      10.8.2 Model objectives
      10.8.3 Construction and testing of model
      10.8.4 Air entrainment down drop shaft
      10.8.5 Comparison of air entrainment rate with theory
      10.8.6 Model scale effect
     References

  11. ECONOMICS OF WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
     11.1 Economic analysis
      11.1.1 Definitions
     11.2 Resource evaluation
     11.3 Present value analysis
      11.3.1 Discount rate
      11.3.2 Inflation
      11.3.3 Taxation
      11.3.4 Public projects
     11.4 Planning horizon and project life
     11.5 Risk and uncertainty
     11.6 Formula relating annual cash flow to present value
     11.7 Methods of project comparison
     11.8 Systems analysis
     11.9 Financing water resources projects
     11.10 International funding agencies
      11.10.1 The World Bank
      11.10.2 Investment experience
      11.10.3 Social impact
      11.10.4 Technological impact
      11.10.5 Environmental concerns
      11.10.6 Sustainability of project benefits
     11.11 Socio-economics
      11.11.1 Health and wellbeing
      11.11.2 Assessing social impacts
     References

  12. ADMINISTRATION OF WATER PROJECTS
     12.1 Planning process
     12.2 Asset management
      12.2.1 Assets
     12.3 Public versus private management
     12.4 Life cycle costing
      12.4.1 The life of a works
      12.4.2 Economic evaluation
      12.4.3 Computation
     12.5 Vulnerability
     12.6 Risk
      12.6.1 Effect of uncertainty in demand estimates
     References

  13. COMPUTER MODELLING AND OPTIMIZATION
     13.1 Types of models
     13.2 Conceptual runoff modelling
      13.2.1 Sub-catchment arrangement
      13.2.2 Continuous simulation
      13.2.3 Routing process
      13.2.4 A continuous runoff model
      13.2.5 Rainfall-runoff simulation
      13.2.6 Sediment yield calculation
      13.2.7 Infiltration into the unsaturated zone
      13.2.8 Application
     13.3 Storage analysis
      13.3.1 Multiple reservoirs
     13.4 Water distribution systems
      13.4.1 Transportation programming
     13.5 Systems analysis techniques
      13.5.1 Economic policy
     13.6 Linear programming by the Simplex method
     13.7 Decomposition of complex systems
     13.8 A planning model
     13.9 Solver
     13.10 Computer packages

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