Hydrology Books

New and Published Books

1. Groundwater around the World

   A Geographic Synopsis

   By Jean Margat, Jac van der Gun

   This book presents a unique and up-to-date summary of what is known about groundwater on our planet, from a global perspective and in terms of area-specific factual information. Unlike most textbooks on groundwater, it does not deal with theoretical principles, but rather with the overall picture...

   Published March 18th 2013 by CRC Press
2. Investing in Water for a Green Economy

   Services, Infrastructure, Policies and Management

   Edited by Mike Young, Christine Esau

   In the context of the economies of the world becoming greener, this book provides a global and interdisciplinary overview of the condition of the world’s water resources and the infrastructure used to manage it. It focuses on current social and economic costs of water provision, needs and...

   Published February 25th 2013 by Routledge
3. Integrated Water Resources Management, Institutions and Livelihoods under Stress

   Bottom-up Perspectives from Zimbabwe; UNESCO-IHE PhD Thesis

   By Collin C. Mabiza

   The majority of people in Limpopo river basin depend on rainfed agriculture. Unfortunately the Limpopo is water scarce, and parts of the basin, such as Zimbabwe’s Mzingwane catchment, are under stress in terms of agro-ecological and socio-politicoeconomic conditions. Integrated Water Resources...

   Published February 5th 2013 by CRC Press
4. Water Hammer Research

   Advances in Nonlinear Dynamics Modeling

   By Kaveh Hariri Asli

   This book provides a broad understanding of the main computational techniques used for water hammer research in water systems. The theoretical background to a number of techniques is introduced, and general data analysis techniques and examining the application of techniques in an industrial...

   Published January 21st 2013 by Apple Academic Press
5. A Decision Framework for Integrated Wetland-River Basin Management in a Tropical and Data Scarce Environment

   UNESCO-IHE PhD Thesis

   By Mijail Eduardo Arias Hidalgo

   Traditionally, wetlands were considered separately from river basin systems. However, nowadays it is becoming common practice to follow an integrated approach in wetland-riverine watershed analysis and management. Such approach requires not only adequate representations of all relevant bio-physical...

   Published January 14th 2013 by CRC Press
6. Shared Borders, Shared Waters

   Israeli-Palestinian and Colorado River Basin Water Challenges

   Edited by Sharon B. Megdal, Robert G. Varady, Susanna Eden

   This collection of papers examines water management in two of the world’s prominent, arid transboundary areas facing similar challenges. In the Middle East, the chronically water-short Israeli-Palestinian region has recognized the need both to conserve and supplement its traditional water sources....

   Published December 17th 2012 by CRC Press
7. History of Hydrogeology

   Edited by Nicholas Howden, John Mather

   Series: IAH - International Contributions to Hydrogeology

   Lessons can be learnt from the past; from time to time it is useful for practitioners to look back over the historical developments of their science. Hydrogeology has developed from humble beginnings into the broad church of investigatory procedures which collectively form the modern-day...

   Published November 28th 2012 by CRC Press
8. Hydrology and Hydroclimatology

   Principles and Applications

   By M. Karamouz, S. Nazif, M. Falahi

   This book presents a systematic approach to understanding and applying the principles of hydrology and hydroclimatology, examining the interactions among different components of the water cycle. It takes a fresh look at the fundamentals and challenges in hydrologic and hydroclimatic systems as well...

   Published November 26th 2012 by CRC Press
9. Numerical Methods for Hyperbolic Equations

   Edited by Elena Vázquez-Cendón, Arturo Hidalgo, Pilar Garcia Navarro, Luis Cea

   Numerical Methods for Hyperbolic Equations is a collection of 49 articles presented at the International Conference on Numerical Methods for Hyperbolic Equations: Theory and Applications (Santiago de Compostela, Spain, 4-8 July 2011). The conference was organized to honour Professor Eleuterio Toro...

   Published November 4th 2012 by CRC Press
10. Water Management, Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture in Developing Economies

    Edited by M. Dinesh Kumar, M.V.K. Sivamohan, Nitin Bassi

    Series: Earthscan Studies in Water Resource Management

    This book addresses strategies for food security and sustainable agriculture in developing economies. The book focuses primarily on India, a fast developing economy, whose natural resource base comprising land and water supporting agricultural production is not only under enormous stress, but also...

    Published September 25th 2012 by Routledge