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Climate risk and sustainable water management
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"Climate change is leading to changing patterns of precipitation and increasingly extreme global weather. There is an urgent need to synthesize our current knowledge on climate risks to water secur...
"Climate change is leading to changing patterns of precipitation and increasingly extreme global weather. There is an urgent need to synthesize our current knowledge on climate risks to water security, which in turn is fundamental for achieving sustainable water management. Climate Risk and Sustainable Water Management discusses hydrological extremes, climate variability, climate impact assessment, risk analysis, and hydrological modelling. It provides a comprehensive interdisciplinary exploration of climate risks to water security, helping to guide sustainable water management in a changing and uncertain future. The relevant theory is accessibly explained using examples throughout, helping readers to apply the knowledge learned to their own situations and challenges. This textbook is especially valuable to students of hydrology, resource management, climate change, and geography, as well as a reference textbook for researchers, civil and environmental engineers, and water management professionals concerned with water-related hazards, water cycles, and climate change"--
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- Creator
- edited by Qiuhong Tang, Guoyong Leng
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2022
- ©2022
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource : color illustrations, color maps
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- ISBNs
- 9781108787291, 9781108479837, 1108787290
- OCLC
- on1260689519
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Cover -- Half-title -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Part I Water-Related Risks under Climate Change -- 1 Pluvial, Fluvial and Coastal Flood Risks and Sustainable Flood Management in the Pearl River Delta under Climate Change -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Localized Precipitation Extremes and Pluvial Flood Risks in the PRD under Climate Change: Observations and Projections -- 1.2.1 Past Observations and Analyses -- 1.2.2 Future Projections
- 1.3 Upstream River Flow and Fluvial Flood Risks in the PRD under Climate Change: Observations and Projections -- 1.3.1 Past Observations and Analyses -- 1.3.2 Future Projections -- 1.4 Coastal Flood Hazards in the PRD under Climate Change: Observations and Projections -- 1.4.1 Past Observations and Analyses -- 1.4.2 Future Projections -- 1.5 Urbanization and Sustainable Flood Management in the PRD -- 1.5.1 Impacts of Urbanization on Flood Risks -- 1.5.2 Sustainable Flood Management -- 1.6 Summary -- References -- 2 Flooding Risk in the Lancang-Mekong River Basin under Global Change
- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The Lancang-Mekong River Basin -- 2.3 Data and Methods -- 2.3.1 Data -- 2.3.2 SPI-3 -- 2.3.3 VIC Model -- 2.3.4 Definition of the Flood Events -- 2.4 Results -- 2.4.1 Changes of SPI-3 -- 2.4.2 VIC Model in the LMRB -- 2.4.3 Impact of Climate Change on Streamflow -- 2.4.4 Impact of Climate Change on Flood Events -- 2.5 Discussion -- 2.6 Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 3 Spatial Drought Patterns in East Africa -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Materials and Methods -- 3.2.1 Research Area -- 3.2.2 Drought Index, Dataset and Study Period
- 3.2.3 Spatial Drought Analysis Procedures -- 3.2.3.1 Drought Characterization -- 3.2.3.2 Drought Severity Level Detection -- 3.3 Results and Discussion -- 3.3.1 Long-Term Analysis of Precipitation -- 3.3.2 Drought Characterization -- 3.3.2.1 Spatial Drought Duration -- 3.3.2.2 Spatial Drought Frequency -- 3.3.2.3 Spatial Drought Intensity -- 3.3.3 Long-Term Spatial Trends -- 3.3.4 Historical Severe Drought Events -- 3.3.4.1 The 1973-1974 Drought -- 3.3.4.2 The 1984-1985 Drought -- 3.3.4.3 The 2010-2011 Drought -- 3.3.5 Impacts of the Drought Events -- 3.4 Conclusion -- References
- 4 Assessment of Global Water Erosion Vulnerability under Climate Change -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Materials and Methods -- 4.2.1 RUSLE Model -- 4.2.1.1 Rainfall Erosivity Factor (R) -- 4.2.1.2 Soil Erodibility Factor (K) -- 4.2.1.3 The Slope Length and Steepness Factor (LS) -- 4.2.1.4 The Land Cover and Management Factor (C) -- 4.2.2 Data Analyses -- 4.2.2.1 Spatial Analyses -- 4.2.2.2 Ordinary Least Squares Linear Regression -- 4.3 Results -- 4.3.1 Model Validation -- 4.3.2 Spatial Characteristics of Global Water Erosion Vulnerability