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Water Resources Management VI

2011; WIT Press; Linguagem: Inglês

10.2495/wrm11

1746-448X

C. A. Brebbia,

Water resources management and optimization

Contents Section 1: Water management and planning Dealing with risk and uncertainty in irrigation water management: an Australian perspective Funding sustainable water infrastructure solutions: a uniform approach Assessment of causes leading to an insufficient water supply in Tegucigalpa, Honduras Water resources management: suggestions to the Brazilian model based on the American experience A study of the rural water supply-demand situation in South West Nigeria Conflict management of water resources in the Sefidrud River Basin of Iran Planning for sustainable water supplies for US army installations Towards sustainable water resources for arid land cities: the case of Riyadh Environmental optimization of tree-shaped water distribution networks Section 2: River basin management Applying a fish biological integrity index to a restoration plan in a small-sized river: case study in the Kamisaigo River The hydrological aspects of sustainable development Effect of land use/land cover changes on runoff in a river basin: a case study Flood mitigation study on a GIS platform for an ungauged catchment: a case study Section 3: Urban water management Riverside restoration - city planner's viewpoint: case of Mutha riverfront, Pune, India Evaluation of a storm flow management design to contain runoff within the watershed using ponds in series Section 4: Hydrological modelling 3D numerical simulation of particle-fluid flow in open channels with a porous bed Modelling the hydraulic link between the Prespa and Ohrid Lakes A simple wetting and drying method for shallow water flow with application in the Vitoria Bay estuary, Brazil The use of global gridded datasets in a hydrological model for a scarce-data Andean watershed Generation of monthly synthetic streamflow series based on the method of fragments Section 5: Hydraulic engineering Using maximum entropy to develop explicit formulae for friction factor calculation in pipe flow Experimental study of transient pressures generated by the impact of a liquid-liquid system Quantifying variable rainfall intensity events on runoff and sediment losses Furrow diking and the economic water use efficiency of irrigated cotton in the Southeast United States Section 6: Water quality Water quality analysis at Javary Lake, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Impact of placer gold mine technology on water quality: a case study of Tuul river valley in the Zaamar goldfield, Mongolia Using a Pilot Plant to demonstrate how raw water alkalinity can influence the treatment of drinking water Studies on water quality index (WQI) of ground water of Surat city, India Status of ground water quality in selected areas of Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria An assessment of the urban water service delivery quality gap in Uganda and Tanzania: taping the customer's voice in water service delivery Application of multivariate statistical techniques for surface water quality assessment: case study of Karaj River, Iran Groundwater quality and its variation along irrigation canals in Pakistan Water defluoridation with 150-300A C calcined Bauxite-Gypsum-Magnesite (B-G-Mc) filters Efficiency evaluation of rainwater quality modification by utilizing mixing method with surface water and groundwater Simulation of spatial and temporal variations of dissolved oxygen of Baynespruit stream in South Africa Effect of alum and lime on phosphorus leachability from sewage sludge Section 7: Pollution control Pumping regime influence on groundwater quality in the proximity of a polluted lake Tillage and fallow period management effects on the fate of the herbicide isoxaflutole in an irrigated continuous-maize field Kinetic modelling of degradation of phenolic compounds in leachate Modelling of groundwater contamination by landfill leachate Section 8: Irrigation issues A source of conflict? Distribution of water rights in Abanico Punata, Bolivia Assessing the effectiveness of air-bubble plume aeration in reducing evaporation from farm dams in Australia using modelling Deficit irrigation of peach trees to reduce water consumption The effect of irrigation water quality on soil properties under center pivot irrigation systems in central Saudi Arabia Yield response of cucumber to deficit irrigation in greenhouses Irrigation pressure vs sustenance needs of the great river Ganga (Ganges) in India with reference to Allahabad-Uttar Pradesh Participative irrigation management in the Jordan Valley Alternative techniques of supplementary irrigation for the rain-fed paddy schemes in Brunei Darussalam: a case study of the Kg. Junjungan paddy scheme Effect of irrigation amount and frequency on phenology, vine length and biomass partitioning of wild cucumber (Cucumis myriocarpus) and wild watermelon (Cucumis africanus) Comparing Cucumis africanus and Cucumis myriocarpus using a classical growth analysis tool under five irrigation frequencies Section 9: Sharing our water resources: incentives, policies and perceptions (Special session by H. Bjornlund) New wine in old bottles: a brief history of the use of economic incentives in natural resources management Water reallocation policies: public perceptions Analysing the drivers of irrigator drought strategies in the Southern Murray Darling Basin Factor analysis identifying key values held by South Australian and Victorian irrigators in a time of severe drought Section 10: Flood risk Preliminary results of landslide characteristics due to rainfall in the city of Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico using physical modelling Flood risk assessment in Tabasco, Mexico Lakes potency to reduce overflow discharge in the Sunter river area, Jakarta Section 11: Waste water treatment and management Phosphorus removal from greywater in an experimental hybrid compact filter system A conceptual membrane arrangement design in the high pressure vessel for seawater desalination The method of material flow analysis, a tool for selecting sustainable sanitation technology options: the case of Pouytenga (Burkina Faso) Removal and recovery of Ni, Cu and Fe from heavy metal effluent by reduction crystallization Biological treatability study for refinery wastewater using bench scale sequencing batch reactor systems Effect of organic load of refinery wastewater in municipal wastewater treatment using bench scale extended aeration activated sludge system Investigating municipal wastewater treatment in the sultanate of Oman Section 12: Waste water treatment and re-use Tres Rios constructed wetlands: maximizing beneficial reuse while balancing demands of diverse stakeholder needs Recovery of humic substances from landfill leachate via 2500 Da ultrafiltration membrane Use of electrophoresis technique to study removal of toxic metal ions from waste water by adsorption on mineral surface Public attitude towards wastewater reuse for irrigated agriculture in Saudi Arabia Section 13: Water resources and economics An economic analysis of poorly sited septic systems Effect of water scarcity on groundwater use efficiency in the rice sector of Karnataka: a case study Livestock wastes: fish-wealth solution Section 14: The right to water Basin clawbacks: reducing overallocation and the right to water Examining safe yield and sustainable yield for groundwater supplies and moving to managed yield as water resource limits become a reality Section 15: Special paper Climate change and water management: is EU Water Law adapted to climate change?