Handbook of Drought and Water Scarcity Environmental Impacts and Analysis of Drought and Water Scarcity (Volume 1)
by Saeid Eslamian, Faezeh A. Eslamian (Editors)
CRC Press | July 2017 | ISBN-10: 149873104X | 703 Pages | True PDF | 31.7 mb
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This volume includes over 30 chapters, written by experts from around the world. It examines the environmental aspects of drought such as groundwater and soil contamination, river low-flow, urban water quality, and desertification. It also examines the effects of climate change and variability on drought, and discusses the differences in groundwater, rainfall, and temperatures and their related effects. It presents analytical modeling for better understanding drought in uncertain and changing climates.
Features
- Examines the effects of climate change and variability on drought, including changes in rainfall, temperature, and groundwater hydrology
- Presents new drought-based modeling and data mining techniques such as Copula Function, decision support systems, remote sensing, crop insurance modeling, interaction between ocean oscillation and drought indices, and more
- Discusses the environmental aspects of drought such as groundwater and soil contamination, river low-flow, urban water quality, and desertification
- Examines how drinking water quality is affected during times of drought
- Presents measurement and analysis techniques for different regions
About the Authors
Dr. Saeid Eslamian is professor of Hydrology at Isfahan University of Technology, where he heads the Hydrology Research Group in the Department of Water Engineering. His research focuses mainly on statistical and environmental hydrology and climate change. In particular, he is working on modeling and prediction of natural hazards including flood, drought, storms, wind, groundwater drawdown, and pollution for arid and semi-arid zones, particularly in urban areas. He is also a Visiting Professor at Princeton University, and University of ETH Zurich, Switzerland. He has contributed to more than 300 publications in books, research journals, and technical reports or papers in conferences. He is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of both the International Journal of Hydrology Science and Technology and the Journal of Flood Engineering. He received ASCE and EWRI awards in 2009 and 2010 for his research.
Faezeh A. Eslamian is a PhD candidate of bioresource engineering and research assistant at McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She is currently working on the fate and transport of phosphorus through subsurface drained farmlands. Dr. Eslamian completed her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in civil and environmental engineering from Isfahan University of Technology, Iran, where she evaluated natural and low-cost absorbents for the removal of pollutants such as textile dyes and heavy metals. Furthermore, she has conducted research on the worldwide water quality standards, wastewater reuse, and drought guidelines.
