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_aHydrology and water management in the humid tropics: hydrological research issues and strategies for water management/ _cedited by Michael Bonell, Maynard M. Hufschmidt , John S. Gladwell |
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_bCambridge University Press, _c2019. |
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505 | _aPart 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. | ||
650 | _aGeology | ||
700 | _aBonell, Michael ed. | ||
700 | _aGladwell, John S. ed. | ||
700 | _aHufschmidt, Maynard M. ed. | ||
856 | _uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511564468 | ||
942 | _cEBK |