Language: English
ISBN/ISSN: 7302126089
Published on: 2005-01
Paperback
This volume contains most of the papers presented at the international symposium on sustainable water resources management and oasis-hydrosphere-desert interaction in arid regions held at Beijing, China, in October 27-29, 2005. The symposium was jointly hosted by Tsinghua University (Department of Hydraulics) and Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
These published papers describe the latest researches in water resources of arid regions. The involved symposium themes are divided into four topics below:
1.Oasis-hydrosphere-desert Interaction
Trend of desert expansion and its interaction with Oasis, vegetation and hydrosphere
Numeric model software demonstration
Master plan and suggestions for future development
Summary of Project achievements
2.Water Cycle Systems Modeling
Catchment hydrology modeling
Macro-economy water resource modeling
Surface water groundwater interaction
Land surface process
Ecological modeling
Scale and uncertainty in modeling
3.Development of Water Resources in the China North-West Inland Rivers and Impact Assessment
Characteristics of water cycle in arid environment
Review of water resources development
Environmental impact of water project
Assessment of accumulated impact of water resources development
4.Development of Water-Saving Technologies and Society
Water-saving technologies
Water use efficiency
Water pollution control
Conceptual structure of water-saving society
