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Engineering Risk in Natural Resources Management

by L. Duckstein

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Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

This book provides a system framework to observe, detect and monitor changes in geophysical time series for the purpose of managing natural — mostly water — resources. The institutional aspects of risk are considered to be an integral part of the management system. Original and novel features include the definitions of institutions, the development of forecasting and control schemes under non-steady inputs and the point of view of practitioners, all embedded in a common framework for reliability and risk analysis. The first three chapters provide the model-based systems design and control framework, and then the methodology for physical and stochastic analysis of the changing forcing function and hydrometeorological input series. The next two chapters deal with consequences of climate change, in particular, its potential effect on river flows, sea level rise, water quality and extreme floods respectively. The last two chapters develop engineering decisions, policy considerations and case examples. Whereas most reliability and risk analysis books have dealt with steady-state conditions, we are specifically focusing on the difficult problems of observations and management to be done in a non-stationary environment.

Synopsis:

Special References to Hydrosystems Under Changes of Physical or Climatic Environment Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Engineering Risk and Reliability in a Changing Phys ical Environment, New Developments in Resources Management with Applications to Non-Stead y Conditions', Deauville, France, May 24--June 4, 1993
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780792330103
Editor:
Duckstein, L.
Editor:
Parent, E.
Other:
Duckstein, Lucien
Editor:
Duckstein, L.
Editor:
Parent, E.
Other:
Duckstein, Lucien
Publisher:
Springer
Location:
Dordrecht ;
Subject:
Management
Subject:
Environmental Science
Subject:
Water-supply
Subject:
Risk assessment
Subject:
Water-supply engineering
Subject:
Climatic changes
Subject:
Floods
Subject:
Floods -- Congresses.
Subject:
Earth Sciences - Geology
Subject:
Environmental Engineering & Technology
Subject:
Environmental - General
Edition Description:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Series:
NATO Science Series: E:
Series Volume:
4
Publication Date:
September 1994
Binding:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
492
Dimensions:
9.21x6.14x1.13 in. 1.90 lbs.
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