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Climate Change and Water Resources

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Paperback, blz. | Engels
Springer Berlin Heidelberg | 2015
ISBN13: 9783642438141
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This volume presents nine chapters prepared by international authors and highlighting various aspects of climate change and water resources. Climate change models and scenarios, particularly those related to precipitation projection, are discussed and uncertainties and data deficiencies that affect the reliability of predictions are identified. The potential impacts of climate change on water resources (including quality) and on crop production are analyzed and adaptation strategies for crop production are offered. Furthermore, case studies of climate change mitigation strategies, such as the reduction of water use and conservation measures in urban environments, are included. This book will serve as a valuable reference work for researchers and students in water and environmental sciences, as well as for governmental agencies and policy makers.

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ISBN13:9783642438141
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:paperback
Uitgever:Springer Berlin Heidelberg

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<p>Part I  Future Precipitation Projections</p><p>PROJECTING FUTURE CLIMATE SCENARIOS FOR CANADA USING GENERAL CIRCULATION MODELS: AN INTEGRATED REVIEW<br>Mohammed H. I. Dore  and Peter Simcisko</p><p>EVALUATION AND COMPARISON OF SATELLITE AND GCM RAINFALL ESTIMATES FOR THE MARA RIVER BASIN, KENYA/TANZANIA</p><p>Shimelis Behailu Dessu and  Assefa M. Melesse</p><p>PROJECTED FUTURE PRECIPITATION SCENARIOS FOR A SMALL ISLAND STATE: THE CASE OF MAURITIUS</p><p>Mohammed H. I. Dore and Rajiv G. Singh</p><p> </p><p>Part II  Potential Impacts of Climate Change</p><p>CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ON WATER RESOURCES IN SEMI-ARID REGIONS: CASE STUDY ASWAN HIGH DAM RESERVOIR</p><p>Mohamed Elshemy</p><p>MODELING CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS AND ADAPTATION STRATEGIES FOR CROP PRODUCTION IN EGYPT: AN OVERVIEW</p><p>Samiha Ouda, Gamal El Afandi and Tahany Nor El din</p><p>GRAIN PRODUCTION TRENDS IN RUSSIA, UKRAINE AND KAZAKHSTAN IN THE CONTEXT OF THE GLOBAL CLIMATE VARIABILITY AND CHANGE</p><p>Elena Lioubimtseva, Kirsten M. de Beurs, and Geoffrey M. Henebry</p><p> </p><p>Part III  Climate Change Mitigation Strategies</p><p>MITIGATING CLIMATE CHANGE IN URBAN ENVIRONMENTS: MANAGEMENT OF WATER SUPPLIES</p><p>Sarah Lawson</p><p>THE IMPACT OF URBAN WATER USE ON ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND CLIMATE CHANGE: A CASE STUDY OF HOUSEHOLD WATER USE IN BEIJING</p><p>Yuan-sheng CHEN, Lu LI, Lei JIANG, Caitlin Grady, Xin-hui LI</p><p>REDUCING CARBON FOOTPRINT OF WATER CONSUMPTION: A CASE STUDY OF WATER CONSERVATION AT A UNIVERSITY CAMPUS</p><p>Tammy E. Parece, Lawrence Grossman, E. Scott Geller</p><p> </p>
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