Adaptive strategies for water heritage :past, present and future

This Open Access book, building on research initiated by scholars from the Leiden-Delft-Erasmus Centre for Global Heritage and Development (CHGD) and ICOMOS Netherlands, presents multidisciplinary research that connects water to heritage. Through twenty-one chapters it explores landscapes, cities, engineering structures and buildings from around the world. It describes how people have actively …

Freshwater microplastics :emerging environmental contaminants?

This volume focuses on microscopic plastic debris, also referred to as microplastics, which have been detected in aquatic environments around the globe and have accordingly raised serious concerns. The book explores whether microplastics represent emerging contaminants in freshwater systems, an area that remains underrepresented to date. Given the complexity of the issue, the book covers the…

Freshwater governance for the 21st century

The objective of this book is to broadly illustrate the key aspects of water governance, mapping the spectrum of decision-making from techno-centric and eco-centric approaches, to hybrid concepts and people-centric approaches. Topics covered include the challenges for water-governance models, the polycentric model, the integration challenge, water in the decision-making hierarchy, and the rise …

Water resources systems planning and management :an introduction to methods, …

This revised, updated textbook presents a systems approach to the planning, management, and operation of water resources infrastructure in the environment. Previously published in 2005 by UNESCO and Deltares (Delft Hydraulics at the time), this new edition, written again with contributions from Jery R. Stedinger, Jozef P. M. Dijkman, and Monique T. Villars, is aimed equally at students and pro…

Habitats and biota of the Gulf of Mexico :before the Deepwater Horizon oil sp…

The Gulf of Mexico is an open and dynamic marine ecosystem rich in natural resources but heavily impacted by human activities, including agricultural, industrial, commercial and coastal development. Nutrients and pollutants from coastal communities and dozens of rivers flow into the Gulf, including material from the Mississippi River watershed, which drains over one third of continental United …

North Sea region climate change assessment

This book offers an up-to-date review of our current understanding of climate change in the North Sea and adjacent areas, as well as its impact on ecosystems and socio-economic sectors. It provides a detailed assessment of climate change based on published scientific work compiled by independent international experts from climate-related disciplines such as oceanography, atmospheric sciences, m…

The economics of water :rules and institutions

This open access textbook provides a concise introduction to economic approaches and mathematical methods for the study of water allocation and distribution problems. Written in an accessible and straightforward style, it discusses and analyzes central issues in integrated water resource management, water tariffs, water markets, and transboundary water management. By illustrating the interplay …

Integrated groundwater management :concepts, approaches and challenges

The aim of this book is to document for the first time the dimensions and requirements of effective integrated groundwater management (IGM). Groundwater management is a formidable challenge, one that remains one of humanity’s foremost priorities. It has become a largely non-renewable resource that is overexploited in many parts of the world. In the 21st century, the issue moves from how to si…

Integrated groundwater management :concepts, approaches and challenges

The aim of this book is to document for the first time the dimensions and requirements of effective integrated groundwater management (IGM). Groundwater management is a formidable challenge, one that remains one of humanity’s foremost priorities. It has become a largely non-renewable resource that is overexploited in many parts of the world. In the 21st century, the issue moves from how to si…

Global water :issues and insights

This book brings together some of the world’s leading water researchers with an especially written collection of chapters on: water economics; transboundary water; water and development; water and energy; and water concepts.

An Atlas on global water cycle

What do climate models predict for the rainfall where you live? What about evaporation or runoff? Should your local community consider constructing new dams or do the existing water storages appear adequate? What about the availability of water for irrigation farming? Do the predictions differ between different climate models or do all the models basically predict the same changes in water avai…

Public involvement in knowledge generation:citizen science opportunities in t…

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Water and earthquakes

This open access book explores the interactions between water and earthquakes, including recent concerns about induced seismicity. It further highlights that a better understanding of the response of the water system to disturbances such as earthquakes is needed to safeguard water resources, to shield underground waste repositories, and to mitigate groundwater contamination. Although the effect…

Kualitas lingkungan untuk menunjang budi daya biota laut di perairan Lombok B…

Sebagaimana diketahui, kondisi perairan di Indonesia bagian tengah dan timur dinilai lebih baik daripada kondisi perairan di Indonesia bagian barat. Tak mengherankan apabila kawasan ini kemudian dikenal sebagai kawasan potensial pengembangan budi daya biota taut seperti abalon, ikan kerapu, udang lobster, dan kerang mutiara yang merupakan salah satu komoditas unggulan Indonesia. Terkait hal ini…

Adaptasi – peningkatan ketahanan air tawar di Kepulauan Aru

Kerentanan di Pulau Aru terhadap kejadian ekstrem menjadi ancaman terhadap neraca air, terutama di kawasan pesisir landai. Diperlukan strategi adaptasi guna meningkatkan daya dukung lingkungan sekaligus daya dukung neraca air sehingga terbangun sistem pengelolaan-penyimpanan air secara lestari dan bijaksana. Kerangka kerentanan, mitigasi, dan adaptasi coba disajikan melalui pendekatan pemuli…

Instrumentasi neraca air dalam sistem pengamat hidrometeorologi terpadu untuk…

Ketahanan air (water resilience) merupakan salah satu masalah utama bagi sebagian besar negara di dunia saat ini. Ketahanan air adalah keterpenuhan kebutuhan air yang layak dan berkelanjut-an untuk kehidupan dan pertumbuhan/pembangunan serta ter-kelolanya risiko yang berkaitan dengan air 1.Ketahanan air juga berarti kondisi ketersediaan air, baik secara kuantitas maupun kualitas, yang sesuai de…

Orasi Profesor riset - pendekatan lanskap ekosistem embung untuk pemanfaatan …

Ada tiga permasalahan utama dalam pengelolaan embung di NTT, yaitu 1), permasalahan degradasi daerah tangkapan air (catchment area), rendahnya penutupan vegetasi dan keanekaragaman jenis, tataguna lahan, kebakaran padang savana, laju aliran permukaan dan erosi; 2) permasalahan pada kolam embung (water storage), meliputi tingginya laju sedimentasi, infiltrasi dan evaporasi15, retak dan longsoran…

Cowarmoka:lembaga pengelolaan air bersih berbasis masyarakat di daerah karst

Cowarmoka–Community Water Resources Management on Karst Area–merupakan pengelolaan air bersih berbasis masyarakat di daerah karst yang diprakarsai oleh tim peneliti dari Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia (LIPI). Cowarmoka lahir dari rahim sebuah program pengelolaan air bersih yang sebelumnya sudah dicanangkan di Desa Ligarmukti, Kecamatan Klapanunggal, Bogor. Oleh para peneliti LIPI, lem…

Seratus satu ikan hias air tawar nusantara

Buku ini berisi informasi 101 jenis ikan hias air tawar Asli Indonesia yang selanjutnya disebut Ikan Hias Nusantara. Ikan-ikan tersebut tersebar di Papua Barat (Irian), Sulawesi, Kalimantan, Jawa, dan Sumatera. Akan tetapi cenderung didominasi oleh ikan hias yang berasal dari Papua yang berjumlah 49 jenis. Dua jenis di antaranya merupakan hasil rekayasa (hibridisasi) yang dilakukan di Laborator…

Chinese water systems :Volume 4,. Applied water management in China

This open-access book addresses latest Sino-German results of the joint research efforts within Major Water Program of the Chinese Government supported by German research funding. The Major Water Program aims at the restoration of polluted water environments and sustainable management of water resources in China. The joint BMBF-CLIENT project SINOWATER deals with three most significant and stro…