Shrestha / Babel / Pandey Climate Change and Water Resources

1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-4665-9467-8
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 384 Seiten

Covering the various aspects of water and climate change, Climate Change and Water Resources presents the principles of climate change science and its effects on earth’s water supply. Utilizing the knowledge and expertise from well-known experts in the field, the text provides a broad outline of the many interrelated aspects of climate variations, climate change, and connections to water resources. Designed to help managers with developing strategies, implementing policies, and investing in infrastructure and information sources for integrated water resources management, the text addresses many issues regarding climate change and water resources. It also includes adaptation options, which are essential to water resource sustainability.

The material is divided into four sections. The first part of the book provides an introduction to climate change and considers theoretical aspects and available tools. The second part of the book examines the impacts that climate change has on the water sector. The third part focuses on the different adaptation measures needed to minimize the effects of climate change. The fourth part presents a number of case studies.

Focused on climate change in the water sector, Climate Change and Water Resources closely analyzes scientific research and fuels study for a greater understanding of climate change and the proper management of water. This text is useful for undergraduate and postgraduate students, scientists, and design engineers as well as those working at research institutes and implementing and planning agencies.

Zielgruppe

Water resources managers; environmental/water consultants (resources, irrigation, flood, drought, disaster management); graduate students in Water Resources, Physical Climatology, Sustainable Development courses, academicians, postgraduate students, libraries of universities and colleges water resources experts, planners and managers, irrigation project managers flood and drought preparedness agencies, water induced disaster management offices, consulting firms and research agencies (both from the government and the private sector) researchers involved in climate change and adaptation to the water sector.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Shrestha, Sangam

Babel, Mukand S.

Pandey, Vishnu Prasad

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften, Biologie: Sachbuch, Naturführer
• Technische Wissenschaften Umwelttechnik | Umwelttechnologie Wasserversorgung, Wasseraufbereitung
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltschutz, Umwelterhaltung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Global Climate System, Energy Balance, and the Hydrological Cycle

Sangam Shrestha and Prasamsa Singh

Climate Variability and Change

Anthony S Kiem

Detection and Attribution of Climate Change

H Annamalai

Uncertainty in Climate Change Studies

Satish Bastola

Climate Change Impacts on Water Resources and Selected Water Use Sectors

Mukand S Babel, Anshul Agarwal, and Victor R Shinde

Economics of Climate Change

Sujata Manandhar, Vishnu Prasad Pandey, Futaba Kazama, and So Kazama

Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment

Vishnu Prasad Pandey, Sujata Manandhar, and Futaba Kazama

Climate Change Adaptation in Water

SVRK Prabhakar, Binaya Raj Shivakoti, and Bijon Kumer Mitra

Managing Climate Risk for the Water Sector with Tools and Decision Support

Julian Doczi

Transboundary River Systems in the Context of Climate Change

Soni M Pradhanang and Nihar R Samal

International Negotiations on Climate Change and Water

Binaya Raj Shivakoti and Sangam Shrestha

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Sangam Shrestha is assistant professor of Water Engineering and Management (WEM) at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) in Thailand, and a visiting faculty of the University of Yamanashi, Japan. His research interests are in the field of water resources, climate change and adaptation in water. After completing his PhD, Dr. Shrestha continued his postdoctoral research in the Global Centre of Excellence (GCOE) project at the University of Yamanashi in Japan. He has published nearly two dozen peer-reviewed articles in refereed journals and regularly reviews articles for several international journals.