Water Resources Planning

Edición de la obra Water Resources Planning

The revised edition of this popular text for advanced undergraduate and introductory graduate courses offers a comprehensive survey of all aspects of water resources planning and management. Professor Dzurik introduces the major issues of water resources planning and surveys the basic concepts of hydrology. He then provides systematic coverage of all the fundamental topics in the field, including federal, state, and local administrative structures and laws; water demand and supply; water quality and floodplain management; procedures for the development and evaluation of water resources plans, including environmental impact and cost-benefit analysis; and the use of models in the planning process. This revised edition contains new sections that cover wetlands, new federal rules for stormwater management, international water resources planning, and efforts to revive the Everglades.