Global Hydrology: Processes, Resources and Environmental Management

Global Hydrology illustrates in detail the growing importance of understanding hydrological processes and pathways as a means of effective and safe management of water resources. It describes current management practices and past environmental impact. It analyses the options for improving water supply and protecting the environment, emphasizing the need for international collaboration in a changing societal and environmental context

This resourceful text introduces the reader to the details of hydrological processes and pathways as a means of effective and safe management of water resources. The text provides a through coverage of contemporary world issues, including pollution control, environmental rehabilitation, sustainable development and global warming, as well as giving an in-depth appreciation of past environmental impacts. Global Hydrology also provides an analysis of options available for improving water supply and protecting the environment, emphasizing the need for international collaboration in a changing societal and environmental context.

1. Water for the World 2. The Global Hydrological Cycle 3. Hydrological Processes Within the River Basin 4. Floods, Droughts and Magnitude-Frequency Relations 5. Monitoring and Assessing Processes 6. Modelling Runoff Processes 7. Inadvertent Impacts on Hydrological Processes 1 - Water Quality 8. Inadvertent Impacts on Hydrological Processes 2 - Water Quality 9. Managing Runoff: The Design of the Major Water Management Systems 10. Managing Runoff: Unconventional and Environmentally-Sound Solutions 11. Towards a Sustainable Future?