Two volumes, Publs 280 & 281, resulted from the International Symposium on:

Water Resources Systems
Global Change, Risk Assessment and Water Management

held during IUGG 2003 (Sapporo, Japan).

The provision of adequate water supply is of fundamental importance to social and economic security worldwide. In many regions, the awareness of the wider community of the importance of water resources management has increased dramatically over the past few years. It has become clear that, in order to sustainably balance supply and demand of natural resources, the integration of a range of disciplines from a comprehensive systems perspective is essential and this certainly applies to water. The call for contributions to this symposium was so successful that it was expanded and so the selected papers were divided, according to topic, between two books, IAHS publications 280 and 281.

Water Resources Systems - Hydrological Risk, Management and Development

edited by

Günter Blöschl, Stewart Franks, Michio Kumagai,
Katumi Musiake & Dan Rosbjerg

Publ. 281 (2003), ISBN 1-901502-32-5; 266 + x pp. Price £60.30

As a result of contamination issues, land-use changes and global climate fluctuations, water availability appears to be decreasing in many regions. At the same time, dealing with the risk associated with extreme events—be it floods, droughts or other hazards—has become an integral part of the management and development of any water resources system, both in short-term operations as well as in the long-term planning of water resources. This volume addresses (see over for contents):

Alphabetical List of Authors
Key word index

Contents


     
  1. Introduction
       
     
  2. Flood Risk: Analysing Trends and Processes
     
     
  3. Modelling Flood Runoff
     
     
  4. Drought Risk: Analysing Trends and Processes
     
     
  5. Management of Reservoir Systems
     
     
  6. Water Resources Management Policies
     
     
  7. Water Resources Management: Methods and Case Studies
     
     
  8. Integrating Water Resources Management
     
        

    Key word index, 365-366