E. Guggino

Giuseppe Rossi

D. Hendricks

Most water systems in the industrial regions of the world are already developed. At the same time they are highly complex. This is true with respect to physical configuration, managment, operation, political goals, environmental interactions, etc. Thus the basic systems are already in place. This realization is the starting point for any new water developments and for operation. From this we conclude that whatever we do to meet new exigencies requires an understanding of the presently in-place complex water systems. Their operation is the important thing. And how can we adjust their operation to meet the new demands upon the system? This book deals with complex water systems and their operation. Some chapters are highly theoretical while others are rooted in practical applications. How can we an~lyze the operation of a complex water system and determine how its performance can be improved? Several chapters on mathematical analysis give approaches involving different aspects of this problem. But operation also has political, management, and physical aspects. These problems are addressed in chapters by managers who operate such systems. The main theme of all chapters is how to deal with the different aspects of a complex water system, already in place. We feel the book, in dealing with this question could be a start for new theoretical premises in water planning.

Operation, Planning and Analysis of Already Developed Water Systems

Operation of Complex Water Systems

Theib Oweis

Antonino Cancelliere

L.S. Pereira

Muhammad Shatanawi

Abdelaziz Zairi

Significant vulnerability of water systems to drought is a common issue of water resources management in Mediterranean regions. This is due both to the increasing occurrence and severity of drought events and to the growing demand for municipal, tourist, and agricultural uses. The INCO-DC project entitled "A Decision Support System for Mitigation of Drought Impacts in the Mediterranean Regions" (DSS DROUGHT) addresses this issue, contributing to an improved management of water supply systems for irrigation, which represents the most consumptive sector of water resources uses in the Mediterranean region. In order to develop a comprehensive approach toward improved operation of irrigation systems under drought conditions, the project was developed around the following five main, strictly interconnected tasks: Identification of drought characteristics at a site and over a region Modelling irrigation management under conditions of water scarcity Modelling operation of water supply systems under drought conditions Integration of the developed methodologies within a Decision Support System software package Definition of requisites for Drought Watch Systems The research resulted in an advancement of knowledge through in-depth analysis of innovative methodologies, the development of tools to help decision-makers in coping with droughts through the implementation of the developed procedures in software packages, and the application of these tools to the case-studies identified by partners in their countries.

Tools for Drought Mitigation in Mediterranean Regions

Nilgun B. Harmanciogammalu

V. Yevjevich

Floods are natural hazards whose effects can deeply affect the economic and environmental equilibria of a region. Quality of life of people living in areas close to rivers depends on both the risk that a flood would occur and the reliability of flood forecast, warning and control systems. Tools for forecasting and mitigating floods have been developed through research in the recent past. Two innovations currently influence flood hazard mitigation, after many decades of lack of significant progress: they are the development of new technologies for real-time flood forecast and warning (based on weather radars and satellites) and a shift from structural to non-structural flood control measures, due to increased awareness of the importance of protecting the environment and the adverse impacts of hydraulic works on it. This book is a review of research progress booked in the improvements of forecast capability and the control of floods. Mostly the book presents the results of recent research in hydrology, modern techniques of real-time forecast and warning, and ways of controlling floods for smaller impacts on the environment. A number of case studies of floods in different geographical areas are also presented. Scientists and specialists working in fields of hydrology, environmental protection and hydraulic engineering will appreciate this book for its theoretical and practical content.

Coping with Floods

Rabbia, tristezza, dolore, gelosia, angoscia o delusione. Sofferenze causate da ciò che invece dovrebbe dare sapore, colore, luce alla nostra vita: un rapporto affettivo. Lo scopo ambizioso di questo manuale è di fornire, pagina dopo pagina, una bussola emotiva che consenta di orientarsi tra le rotte possibili nella vita sentimentale e salvarsi dalla sofferenza affettiva.L’autore condivide con il lettore la propria esperienza di viaggio nell’affettività, conducendolo attraverso le sabbie mobili della vita sentimentale con ironia e leggerezza. Dati neuro-fisiologici, osservazioni etologiche, teorie psicologiche, considerazioni sociologiche e riflessioni etiche sono esposti in modo semplice, ma mai superficiale. Gli “esercizi” che costellano il testo aiutano a collegare il dato teorico all’esperienza concreta.Come ogni corso di sopravvivenza che si rispetti, potrà apparire duro, spiazzante, a tratti provocatorio. Ma chi avrà il coraggio di non mollare, imparerà a conoscere se stesso e a vivere le relazioni affettive senza fare (e farsi) del male.

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Operation, Planning, and Analysis of Already Developed Water Systems

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