Hydrological Sciences for Managing Water Resources in the Asian Developing World

Edited by Xiaohong Chen, Yongqin David Chen, Jun Xia & Hailun Zhang

IAHS Publ. 319 (2008) ISBN 978-1-901502-44-2, + pp. Price £72.0

Many regions in Asia are experiencing unprecedented rapid development resulting in great pressures on environmental quality and sustainable management of natural resources. China has traditionally emphasised water shortages in the Yellow River basin and flooding by the Yangtze River, but water problems in South China, and especially the Pearl River (Zhujiang) basin have attracted attention in recent years. Many of the contributions are from China, especially the south, and provide an insight to the innovative work that is on-going there.

  1. Novel Techniques for Hydrological Analysis: using artificial neural networks (ANNs), fuzzy analysis, genetic algorithms (GAs) and back propagation (BP) algorithms to solve a variety of hydrological problems
  2. Hydrological Modelling: popularity of the Xinanjiang model in China is demonstrated, as well as use of other models
  3. Hydrological Impacts of Global Change and Human Activities: studies carried out in China and other countries in Asia
  4. Optimal Allocation of Water Resources: addresses the techniques and application of water resources optimization in different settings
  5. Water Resources and Watershed Management: covers issues such as water rights, watershed rehabili¬tation, urban water supply, water governance and institutional reform in regions under rapid development
  6. Water Environment and Aquatic Ecosystems: illustrates the variety and complexity of water quality problems

    Contents


     
  1. Novel Techniques for Hydrological Analysis
     
     
  2. Hydrological Modelling
     
     
  3. Hydrological Impacts of Global Change and Human Activities
     
     
  4. Optimal Allocation of Water Resources
     
     
  5. Water Resources and Watershed Management
     
     
  6. Water Environment and Aquatic Ecosystem