Hydrology and water management in the humid tropics: hydrological research issues and strategies for water management/ (Record no. 201184)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780511564468 |
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| Transcribing agency | Department of Geology |
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| Title | Hydrology and water management in the humid tropics: hydrological research issues and strategies for water management/ |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | edited by Michael Bonell, Maynard M. Hufschmidt , John S. Gladwell |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Cambridge University Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2019. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Part I. Introduction: Part II. Humid Tropics Setting: 2. Climate and rainfall variability in the humid tropics; 3. Operational hydrology problems in the humid tropics; 4. The problems of the humid tropics - opportunities for reassessment of hydrological methodology; Part III. Regional Hydrology: 5. Hydrology in humid tropical Asia; 6. Hydrology and water resources of humid Northern Australia and Papua New Guinea; 7. Hydrology and water resources of tropical Latin America and the Caribbean; 8. Amazonian rainfall and its variability; 9. Regional hydrology and water resources in the African humid tropics; 10. Review of hydrology and water resources of humid tropical islands; Part IV. Physical Processes: 11. Recent scientific developments and research needs in the hydrological processes of the humid tropics; 12. Groundwater systems with reference to the humid tropics; 13. Perspective on the hydrology and water resource management of natural freshwater wetlands and lakes in the humid tropics; 14. Erosion and sedimentation; 15. Water quality issues in the humid tropics; 16. Ecological characteristics of tropical fresh waters: an outline; Part V. Physical Processes - Human Uses: The Interface: 17. Challenges in agriculture and forest hydrology in the humid tropics; 18. The impact of land-use change on water resources in the humid tropics: an Australian view of the scientific issues; 19. Urban water management problems in the humid tropics: some technical and non-technical considerations; 20. The management of water resources, development and human health in the humid tropics; 21. Water supply and health in the humid tropics with particular reference to rural areas; Part VI. Management Issues: 22. Water resource management; 23. Water management issues: population, agriculture and forests - a focus on watershed management; 24. Urban water resources in the humid tropics: an overview of the ASEAN region; 25. An ecological and environmental approach to urban water problems in the humid tropics; 26. Rethinking urban water supply and sanitation strategy in developing countries in the humid tropics: lessons from the International Water Decade; 27. Water resource management issues in the humid tropics; Part VII. Appendices; Index. |
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| Keyword | Geology |
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| Personal name | Bonell, Michael ed. |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Gladwell, John S. ed. |
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| Personal name | Hufschmidt, Maynard M. ed. |
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| url | https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511564468 |
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| Koha item type | e-Books |
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| Central Library, Sikkim University | Central Library, Sikkim University | E-2405 | e-Books |