This proceedings volume, with more than 30 chapters, is based on the National Conference on Water Resources and Hydropower (WRHP-2016) and represents the state of the art in water resources and hydropower generation in India. It includes experimental investigations, field studies, theoretical developments, numerical methods, hydropower generation and its legal advocacy, as well as engineering achievements in water resources. The contributions are organised under four main topics:
• Water Resources and Management: covering the issues related to water resources planning and management, water conservation, flood mitigation, polices, governance, conflict over rivers and planning of ground water evolution
• Climate Change and Global Warming: including chapters on the impact of climate on water resources and ground water, hydrological impacts of climate change, environmental aspects of hydropower, environmental clearance from the government for hydropower generation and the effects on global warming• Hydraulic Structures: presenting contributions on fluvial hydraulics, river flood control, river training dams, scour and erosion, costal and offshore structures, ports and harbours, and dam failure.
By amalgamating the topics covered, it provides a valuable resource for practitioners and researchers, including field engineers, academicians, planners, health specialists, disaster managers, decision makers and policy makers engaged in various aspects of water resources and hydropower. WRHP-2016 is a National Conference on Water Resources and Hydropower organised in association with the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, Uttrakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited and Indian Society for Hydraulics, Pune.
- ISBN: 978-3-319-55124-1
- Editorial: Springer
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 418
- Fecha Publicación: 27/05/2017
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés