Water Resources Systems Analysis

About this book

Focusing on conflict resolution, a systems approach for modeling different elements of water resources systems that will help decision-makers allocate their resources effectively is discussed. Different engineering and management tools such as water quantity, quality simulation, and optimization models are addressed.

Contents

IntroductionAvailability of Water on Earth and Water UseWater Resources Systems: Basic ConceptsSystem Definition and PropertiesHydrologic Systems and Modeling ApproachesConflict Issues in Water Resources Planning and ManagementFuture Directions in Water Resources ManagementReferencesOptimization and Decision Making ModelsIntroductionSingle-Criterion OptimizationMulti-Criteria OptimizationGroup Decision-MakingConflict ResolutionSpecial MethodologyProblemsReferencesDecision-Making Under UncertaintiesIntroductionProbabilistic methodsSimulation ModelsMeasures of ReliabilityStochastic ProcessesMarkov ChainsOptimization Under UncertaintyRisk, Uncertainty, and Bayesian Decision TheoryFuzzy Set Theory and Parameter ImprecisionProblemsReferencesWater Resources EconomicsIntroductionBenefits and CostsMoney-Time RelationshipsEconomic Analysis of Multiple AlternativesEconomic Evaluation of Projects Using Benefit/Cost Ratio MethodPublic Versus Private Projects and GoodsEconomic ModelsEfficiency and Equity in Economic AnalysisProblemsReferencesTime Series AnalysisIntroductionStochastic ProcessesHydrologic Time Series Modeling: Basic StepsData PreparationMethods of Parameter EstimationGoodness of Fit TestsAkaike's AIC CriterionData Generation and ForecastingAutoregressive ModelingMoving Average ProcessesAutoregressive Moving Average ModelingAutoregressive Integrated Moving Average ModelingMultivariate and Disaggregation Modeling of Time SeriesProblemsReferencesRiver-Basin ModelingIntroductionWatershed Definition and CharacteristicsWatershed GeomorphologySoil CharacteristicsData RequirementsObjectivesManagement ToolsConflict Issues in River Basin ModelingProblemsReferencesGroundwater ModelingIntroductionThe Characteristics of Groundwater SystemsGroundwater Flow EquationsGroundwater ModelingManagement ToolsConflict Issues in Groundwater SystemsProblemsReferencesRiver-Reservoir Systems ModelingIntroductionData Collection and ProcessingObjectivesCapacity ExpansionReservoir Operation OptimizationApplication of Deterministic Dynamic Programming in Reservoir Operation: DPR ModelStochastic Reservoir Operation ModelingMultiple Reservoir Operation ModelingReservoir Operating RulesCost FunctionsEfficiency of Operation PoliciesConflict Issues in River-Reservoir SystemsProblemsReferencesWater Quality ManagementIntroductionPrincipals of Water Quality System AnalysisSurface Water Quality ManagementGroundwater Quality ManagementHydroelectric Systems AnalysisIntroductionBasic DefinitionsComponents of Hydropower PlantsData RequirementsMethods for Estimating Power PotentialHydropower Reservoir OperationHydrothermal CoordinationConflict Issues in Operation

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