| Description |
1 online resource (191 p.) |
| Series |
IAHR Monographs |
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IAHR Monographs
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| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Editors -- Contributors -- 1 Water Resources Management under Changing Climate: Major Issues -- 1.1 Major Issues -- 1.2 Overview of the Contents of the Book -- 2 WRM and EU Policies to Adapt To Climate Change: Experience from Greece -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Overview of EU Water Legislation and the IWRM Concept -- 2.2.1 EU Water-Related Directives -- 2.2.1.1 The Water Framework Directive 2000/60 -- 2.2.1.2 The Urban Wastewater Directive -- 2.2.1.3 The Nitrates Directive |
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2.2.1.4 The Groundwater Directive -- 2.2.1.5 The Bathing Water Directive -- 2.2.2 Complementary Directives for Sustainable Water Resources Management -- 2.3 Policy, Measures, Programs, and Adaptation Actions in the EU -- 2.3.1 Roadmap to the EU Strategy on Adaptation -- 2.3.2 International and European Adaptation Actions -- 2.3.3 EU Funding Initiatives/Programs on Adaptation -- 2.4 National Adaptation Strategies -- 2.4.1 National Adaptation Strategy -- 2.4.1.1 Regional Greek National Adaptation Strategies -- 2.5 Evaluation of the EU Adaptation Strategy and Greek NAS |
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2.5.1 EU Adaptation Strategy Evaluation -- 2.5.2 Evaluation of the Greek NAS -- 2.6 Conclusions -- References -- 3 Responding to Climate Change Impacts on Water Resources and Management: Insights from Australia -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 The Case Study Area -- 3.2.1 Climate Change Projections for SEQ -- 3.2.2 The Millennium Drought -- 3.2.2.1 Key Responses -- 3.2.3 The 2010-2011 Floods -- 3.2.3.1 Key Responses -- 3.3 Discussion -- 3.4 Conclusion -- References -- 4 Optimization of the Operation of Multi-Purpose Dams Using Ensemble Prediction: Case Study from Japan -- 4.1 Introduction |
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4.2 Study Methods and Target Basin -- 4.3 Estimation of Uncertainty of Cumulative Rainfall Amount by Using Ensemble Weather Prediction -- 4.4 Proposing Real-Time Flood Control Operation for Dams Using Precipitation Forecasting -- 4.5 Conclusions -- Acknowledgment -- References -- 5 Hydroclimatic Variability across Tapi Basin, India: Issues and Implications -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Study Area -- 5.2.1 Climatic Characteristics of the Tapi Basin -- 5.2.2 Physiographic Characteristics of the Tapi Basin -- 5.2.3 Key Water Resources Projects in the Tapi Basin -- 5.3 Materials and Methods |
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5.3.1 Data Sources -- 5.3.2 Hydroclimatic Indices -- 5.4 Spatio-Temporal Variations of Trends in Rainfall Indices -- 5.4.1 Upper Tapi Basin -- 5.4.2 Middle Tapi Basin -- 5.4.3 Lower Tapi Basin -- 5.5 Spatio-Temporal Variations in Streamflow Trends -- 5.5.1 Streamflow Characteristics across the Tapi Basin -- 5.5.2 Trends in Streamflow Indices -- 5.5.3 Variation in Reservoir Levels -- 5.6 Flooding and Morphological Issues in the Tapi Basin -- 5.6.1 History of Floods in the Tapi Basin -- 5.6.2 Major Morphological Issues in the Tapi Basin -- 5.6.2.1 Reservoir Sedimentation in the Upper Tapi Basin |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Kolokytha, Elpida
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Galvão, Carlos de Oliveira
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| ISBN |
9781000293937 |
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1000293939 |
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