Water Resource Systems Management Tools (McGraw-Hill Professional Engineering. Civil Engineering) [Hardcover]

Larry Mays (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0071443819 | ISBN-13: 978-0071443814 | Publication Date: November 5, 2004 | Edition: 1

This is a unique, integrated approach to water resource systems management and planning. The book provides methods for analyzing water resource needs, modeling, supply reliability, irrigation optimization, and much more. With more and more attention being given to the worldwide interest in sustainability, to the effects of global climate change on future water resources operation and management, as well as public health issues, Dr. Mays has gathered together leading experts in their respective fields offering the latest information on the subject. A fresh approach offering insight for the present generation within the water resources community.

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Unique, integrated approaches for managing water resource systems

Meeting an increasingly critical need, this comprehensive professional handbook provides an integrated toolset for forecasting water use and availability, and for the system-wide management of water resources. Edited by internationally respected expert Larry Mays, and featuring contributions from the field's leading specialists, this authoritative compendium offers you system-wide approaches and powerful tools to:

• Analyze management and operation
• Apply risk-reliability analysis to various water systems
• Assess water supply system reliability
• Optimize irrigation flows
• Manage regional water supply system
• Manage river-reservoir sediment and erosion issues
• Operate water distribution systems

STATE-OF-THE-ART WATER RESOURCE TOOLS
Systems Analysis * Uncertainty and Reliability Analysis * Optimal Control of Irrigation Systems * Regional Water Supply Planning * Groundwater Management Models * River-Reservoir System Operation for Control of Sediment * Water Supply Reliability

About the Author

Larry. W. Mays, Ph.D., PE, P.H., is Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Arizona State University and former chair of the department. He is the former Director of the Center for Research in Water Resources at the University of Texas at Austin, where he also held an Engineering Foundation Endowed Professorship. A registered professional engineer in seven states and a registered professional hydrologist, he has served as a consultant to many organizations. Professor Mays is the author of Water Resources Engineering (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.) and Optimal Control of Hydrosystems (Marcel Dekker, Inc.), coauthor of Applied Hydrology and Hydrosystems Engineering and Management (both from McGraw-Hill), co-author of Groundwater Hydrology (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.) and editor-in-chief of the Water Resources Handbook, Hydraulic Design Handbook, Water Distribution Systems Handbook, Stormwater Collection System Design Handbook, Urban Water Supply Handbook, Urban Water Supply Management Tools, Urban Stormwater Management Tools, and Water Supply Systems Security (all from McGraw-Hill). He was also the editor-in-chief of the Reliability Analysis of Water Distribution Systems (ASCE) and coeditor of Computer Modeling of Free Surface and Pressurized Flow (Kluwer Academic Publishers). The Urban Water Supply Handbook received the 2002 Honorable Mention in Engineering Award, given by the Association of American Publishers. Among his honors include a distinguished alumnus award from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1999. He lives in Scottsdale, Arizona and Pagosa Springs, Colorado.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 320 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 1 edition (November 5, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071443819
• ISBN-13: 978-0071443814
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,050,396 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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