Water resource systems planning and management : an introduction to methods, models, and applications

This book is open access under a CC BY-NC 4.0 license. This revised, updated textbook presents a systems approach to the planning, management, and operation of water resources infrastructure in the environment. Previously published in 2005 by UNESCO and Deltares (Delft Hydraulics at the time), this...

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Main Authors Loucks, Daniel P. (Author), Beek, Eelco van (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2017.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9783319442341
9783319442327
Physical Description1 online resource (xx, 624 pages) : illustrations (some color)

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Table of Contents:
  • Water Resources Planning and Management: An Overview
  • Water Resource Systems Modeling: Its Role in Planning and Management
  • Models for Identifying and Evaluating Alternatives
  • An Introduction to Optimization Models and Methods
  • Data-Fitting, Evolutionary and Qualitative Modeling
  • An Introduction to Probability, Statistics and Uncertainty
  • Modeling Uncertainty
  • System Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analysis
  • Performance Criteria
  • Water Quality Modeling and Prediction
  • River Basin Modeling
  • Urban Water Systems
  • Planning and Analysis Projects: Putting it All Together.