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1. Challenges and opportunities for water resources management in southeast Asia

Author:
GUPTA, ASHIM DAS
Source:
Hydrological sciences journal 2001 v.46 no.6 pp. 923-935
ISSN:
0262-6667
Subject:
community service; economic performance; environmental quality; governance; water conservation; water policy; water resources; watersheds; Thailand
Abstract:
... The issues of water resources management are addressed with specific reference to the available water resources and water demand for the Chao Phraya River basin in Thailand. The water resources management practices in most of the countries in southeast Asia have been generally on a sectoral level without consideration of any intersectoral interference and trade-off. A change of paradigm is needed ...
DOI:
10.1080/02626660109492886

2. Global assessment of current water resources using total runoff integrating pathways

Author:
OKI, TAIKAN; AGATA, YASUSHI; KANAE, SHINJIRO; SARUHASHI, TAKAO; YANG, DAWEN; MUSIAKE, KATUMI
Source:
Hydrological sciences journal 2001 v.46 no.6 pp. 983-995
ISSN:
0262-6667
Subject:
cropland; geographic information systems; geographical distribution; irrigated farming; latitude; longitude; models; monitoring; public water supply; runoff; statistics; streams; water quality; water shortages; water stress
Abstract:
... The anticipated water scarcity in the first half of this century is one of the international issues of most concern, which needs to be adequately addressed. However, even though the issue has an international impact and worldwide monitoring is critical, there are limited global estimates at present. In this study, annual water availability has been derived from annual runoff estimated by land surf ...
DOI:
10.1080/02626660109492890

3. Increasing vulnerability to extreme floods and societal needs of hydrological forecasting

Author:
TAKEUCHI, KUNIYOSHI
Source:
Hydrological sciences journal 2001 v.46 no.6 pp. 869-881
ISSN:
0262-6667
Subject:
arid zones; atmospheric circulation; basins; death; developed countries; disasters; flood control; floods; heading; hydrologic models; hydrometeorology; land use; prediction; public investment
Abstract:
... Recent climatic variability seems to be intensifying the hydrological extremes resulting in devastating hydrological hazards, especially floods all over the world, including the arid regions. Disasters are always more tragic in poor countries than in rich ones, as more poor people seem to suffer and die, and the economic losses have a greater impact. On the other hand, in advanced countries, altho ...
DOI:
10.1080/02626660109492882

4. Multifractals as a tool to overcome scale problems in hydrology

Author:
HUBERT, PIERRE
Source:
Hydrological sciences journal 2001 v.46 no.6 pp. 897-905
ISSN:
0262-6667
Subject:
climatology; differential equation; drought; earthquakes; floods; geological eons; geophysics; oceanography; water management
Abstract:
... In hydrology, meteorology, oceanography, climatology and, more generally, in geophysics—all sciences which are involved in water resources management, researches and studies—technological and operational developments come up against a fundamental difficulty which is the extreme variability of geophysical fields. This extreme variability is often associated with natural hazards such as earthquakes, ...
DOI:
10.1080/02626660109492884

5. Perception of the risk of flooding: the case of the 1995 flood in Norway

Author:
KRASOVSKAIA, IRINA; GOTTSCHALK, LARS; SÆLTHUN, NILS ROAR; BERG, HALLVARD
Source:
Hydrological sciences journal 2001 v.46 no.6 pp. 855-868
ISSN:
0262-6667
Subject:
data collection; decision making; engineering; floods; humans; issues and policy; risk; risk assessment; society; Norway
Abstract:
... Flood risk has usually been studied in natural sciences and engineering. Floods, being natural phenomena, represent a hazard only with respect to human society. Therefore “the human response component” is no less important in flood risk assessment than those components studied traditionally. This paper presents the results of a study of the perception of flood risk among decision makers and the ge ...
DOI:
10.1080/02626660109492881

6. Regional/macroscale hydrological modelling: a Scandinavian experience

Author:
GOTTSCHALK, LARS; BELDRING, STEIN; ENGELAND, KOLBJÖRN; TALLAKSEN, LENA; SÆLTHUN, NILS ROAR; KOLBERG, SJUR; MOTOVILOV, YURY
Source:
Hydrological sciences journal 2001 v.46 no.6 pp. 963-982
ISSN:
0262-6667
Subject:
climate; data collection; hydrologic models; lakes; model validation; mountains; soil; vegetation; Norway
Abstract:
... Regional hydrological modelling or hydrological macro-modelling implies the repeated use of a model everywhere within a region using a global set of parameters. A majority of parameters of the macroscale hydrological model must be estimated, a priori, using existing climate, soil and vegetation data. Observations for calibration and validation of the model are only available at a subset of sites w ...
DOI:
10.1080/02626660109492889

7. Some scientific challenges in the development of South America's water resources

Author:
TUCCI, CARLOS E. M.
Source:
Hydrological sciences journal 2001 v.46 no.6 pp. 937-946
ISSN:
0262-6667
Subject:
altitude; basins; economic development; environmental management; humans; lakes; land use; semiarid zones; tropical forests; urban areas; water management; water power; wetlands; Argentina; Bolivia; Brazil; Pantanal; Peru
Abstract:
... The natural environment of South America is enormously variable. It includes the tropical forests of the Amazon basin, the rich wetlands of the Pantanal, La Plata basin where human influences are predominant, the semiarid regions of Brazil, Argentina and Peru, as well as the high-altitude lakes of Bolivia. It is difficult to deal in depth with all aspects related to such a diversified environment. ...
DOI:
10.1080/02626660109492887

8. Water problems and opportunities in the hydrological sciences in China

Author:
JUN, XIA; CHEN, YONGQIN DAVID
Source:
Hydrological sciences journal 2001 v.46 no.6 pp. 907-921
ISSN:
0262-6667
Subject:
drought; economic development; floods; humans; water management; water pollution; water shortages; watersheds; China; Yellow River
Abstract:
... This paper first summarizes the characteristics and distribution of water resources in China and then addresses the three major types of water problems from both historical and geographical perspectives. Major water problems, i.e. floods, droughts and water shortages, and water pollution, have tremendous impacts on the economic development and social well being in China. Analyses of water problems ...
DOI:
10.1080/02626660109492885

9. Water problems in Africa—how can the sciences help?

Author:
OYEBANDE, LEKAN
Source:
Hydrological sciences journal 2001 v.46 no.6 pp. 947-962
ISSN:
0262-6667
Subject:
drought; engineering; freshwater; plague; population growth; poverty; risk; rural communities; socioeconomic factors; water resources; Africa
Abstract:
... Africa's water problems are many and varied. A number of socio-economic factors such as poverty, the population explosion and the lack of hydrological and ancillary data, are at the root of these problems. Droughts and climatic variability aggravate the vulnerability of the continent and make sustainable water resources development a real challenge. Inadequate levels and coverage of water services ...
DOI:
10.1080/02626660109492888

10. Water problems of central and eastern Europe-a region in transition

Author:
KUNDZEWICZ, ZBIGNIEW W.
Source:
Hydrological sciences journal 2001 v.46 no.6 pp. 883-896
ISSN:
0262-6667
Subject:
European Union; centrally planned economy; compliance; drought; floods; laws and regulations; market economy; society; sustainable development; wastewater; water management; water pollution; Eastern European region
Abstract:
... A review of water problems occurring in central and eastern Europe (CEE) is presented. The region consists of countries in transition from a centrally planned economy and single-party political system towards a market economy and democracy. Recent examples are discussed of dramatic droughts and floods. Water pollution in the region is a ubiquitous problem as a heritage of several decades of neglec ...
DOI:
10.1080/02626660109492883

11. Water under pressure

Author:
RODDA, JOHN C.
Source:
Hydrological sciences journal 2001 v.46 no.6 pp. 841-854
ISSN:
0262-6667
Subject:
ecosystems; society; water shortages; watersheds; Africa; Middle East; South Asia
Abstract:
... The world's water resources are currently under more stresses and strains than ever before. These forces on water will mount as the century unfolds, causing the water scarcity affecting the Middle East, parts of Africa and southern Asia at present, to develop into a world water crisis. This paper examines the capability of society to deal with this crisis and some of the measures that might be und ...
DOI:
10.1080/02626660109492880