Hydrology Books

New and Published Books

1. Transferable Groundwater Rights

   Integrating Hydrogeology, Law and Economics

   By Andreas N. Charalambous

   Series: Earthscan Studies in Water Resource Management

   The principle of transferable groundwater rights is that by making water rights capable of being traded in the market, water resources can be used more sustainably and efficiently. Groundwater would achieve its economic value, by switching from the high volume-low value irrigation, which is...

   Published March 24th 2013 by Routledge
2. Framework for Dynamic Modelling of Urban Floods at Different Topographical Resolutions

   UNESCO-IHE PhD Thesis

   By Solomon D. Seyoum

   Urban flood risks and their impacts are expected to increase as urban development in flood prone areas continues and rain intensity increases as a result of climate change while aging drainage infrastructures limit the drainage capacity in existing urban areas. Flood mitigation strategies are...

   Published March 7th 2013 by CRC Press
3. International Watercourses Law in the Nile River Basin

   Three States at a Crossroads

   By Tadesse Kassa Woldetsadik

   The Nile River and its basin extend over a distinctive geophysical cord connecting eleven sovereign states from Egypt to Tanzania, which are home to an estimated population of 422.2 million people. The Nile is an essential source of water for domestic, industrial and agricultural uses throughout...

   Published February 3rd 2013 by Routledge
4. Water Harvesting in Sub-Saharan Africa

   Edited by William Critchley, John Gowing

   Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa is constrained by highly variable rainfall, frequent drought and low water productivity. There is an urgent need, heightened by climate change, for appropriate technologies to address this problem through managing and increasing the quantity of water on...

   Published November 29th 2012 by Routledge
5. Governing International Watercourses

   River Basin Organizations and the Sustainable Governance of Internationally Shared Rivers and Lakes

   By Susanne Schmeier

   Series: Earthscan Studies in Water Resource Management

   This book focuses on River Basin Organizations as the key institutions for managing internationally shared water resources. This includes a comparative analysis of all River Basin Organizations worldwide and three in-depth case studies from three different continents. The detailed case studies are...

   Published November 29th 2012 by Routledge
6. Water Trading and Global Water Scarcity

   International Experiences

   Edited by Josefina Maestu

   Series: RFF Press Water Policy Series

   Water scarcity is an increasing problem in many parts of the world, yet conventional supply-side economics and management are insufficient to deal with it. In this book the role of water trading as an instrument of integrated water resources management is explored in depth. It is also shown to be...

   Published November 18th 2012 by RFF Press
7. 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
8. Physical and Information Models in Geography (Routledge Revivals)

   By Richard Chorley, Peter Haggett

   Series: Routledge Revivals

   First published in 1967, this book explores the theme of geographical generalization, or model building. It is composed of eight of the chapters from the original Models in Geography, published in 1967. The first chapter broadly outlines geographical generalization and examines the nature and...

   Published September 20th 2012 by Routledge
9. Asian Perspectives on Water Policy

   Edited by Cecilia Tortajada, Asit Biswas

   Series: Routledge Special Issues on Water Policy and Governance

   Asian countries are not homogenous. They are in different stages of social and economic development, with cultural conditions and institutional and legal frameworks varying from one country to another. Therefore, how water can be successfully managed differs from one country to another. The book...

   Published February 6th 2012 by Routledge
10. Water Quality Management

    Present Situations, Challenges and Future Perspectives

    Edited by Asit Biswas, Cecilia Tortajada, Rafael Izquierdo

    Series: Routledge Special Issues on Water Policy and Governance

    The global attention in recent years has focused primarily on water quantity and allocation issues. Water quality has received significantly less attention than water quantity. Commendable progress has been made by the developed world to control point sources of pollution, but commensurate progress...

    Published November 22nd 2011 by Routledge