Managing climate risk in water supply systems [E-Book] / [edited by] Casey Brown and M. Neil Ward.
Water resources systems provide multiple services and, if managed properly, can contribute significantly to social well-being and economic growth. However, extreme or unexpected hydroclimatic conditions, such as droughts and floods, can adversely affect or even completely interrupt these services. T...
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Personal Name(s): | Brown, Casey. |
Ward, M. Neil. | |
Imprint: |
London :
IWA Publishing,
2013
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Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xv, 147 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
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englisch |
ISBN: |
9781780400594 1780400586 9781780400587 1780400594 |
Subject (LOC): |
- Introduction
- Water resources analysis and management
- Climate variability and hydrologic predictability
- Climate predictability and forecasts
- Climate risk management in the water sector
- Techniques for using climate information in planning and operations
- Appendices: Planning and decision making
- Assessing water demand.