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ISBN: 9783319054131

Series Statement: World Regional Geography Book Series,

Content: This book discusses the political and economic history and geography of Georgia, the problems it has faced, and how it has overcome and is still overcoming them. In most countries, at the end of the 20th century the successful resolution of social-economic, political, demographic and ecological problems was largely dependent on effectively protecting the population and economic assets from natural disasters and on ensuring conditions for their sustainable development. These problems are most acute in mountainous regions like Georgia, where the unplanned development of natural ecosystems has had drastic consequences. It is therefore necessary to understand not only the probability of changing conditions (natural as well as political and demographic), but also the probability of the resulting economic losses.                The book is divided into four sections; historical and political geography, geological processes, ecological processes and developmental geography. In  the historical and political geography section  the authors present a detailed discussion on ancient history, historical and political geography, ethnic groups and  religions, demographics and  socio-cultural geography. The geological processes section contains information on geology, geodynamical processes, glacial and periglacial processes.  The ecological processes section examines a variety of landscapes and ecosystems, aspects of deforestation, reforestation and desertification along with anthropogenic impacts on the environment. The developmental geography section looks at different economies, natural resources,  sustainable development and climate change.  .

Note: Introduction -- Section 1: Historical and Political Geography -- Ancient History -- Historical and Political Geography -- Ethnic Groups and Religions -- Demographics -- Sociocultural Geography -- Section 2: Geological Processes -- Geology -- Geodynamical Processes -- Glacial and Periglacial Processes -- Section 3: Ecological Processes -- Landscapes -- Deforestation and Reforestation -- Desertification -- Ecosystems -- Anthropogenic Impact on Environment.-Section 4: Developmental Geography -- Economical History -- Economics -- Natural Resources -- Sustainable Development -- Global Warming and Climate Change.-Law and Government.

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Subjects: Geography

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-05413-1

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Format: 1 online resource (589 pages)

ISBN: 9783319281124

Series Statement: Water Science and Technology Library ; v.72

Note: Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Editors Biography -- Part I: Introduction -- Chapter 1: Balanced Urban Development: Is It a Myth or Reality? -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 What Makes a City Liveable? -- 1.3 Urbanisation is Inevitable -- 1.4 The Role of Water in Peri-Urban Landscapes -- 1.5 Key Challenges of Sustaining Future Urban Areas -- 1.5.1 Knowledge and Capacity Building Actions for Future Cities -- 1.6 The Process of Balanced Urban Development -- 1.7 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Part II: Peri-Urbansation -- Chapter 2: Re-Ruralising the Urban Edge: Lessons from Europe, USA & -- the Global South -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Four Ways to Revive Sydney's Peri-Urban Agriculture -- 2.3 Lessons from the Global South -- 2.4 Lessons from the Shrinking Cities -- 2.5 The Value of Temporary Uses -- 2.5.1 Temporary Use as a Strategy for Urban-Rural Reimagining -- 2.5.1.1 Cultural Sensitivity and Shared Vision -- 2.5.1.2 Identifying Shared Values and Needs -- 2.5.1.3 Identifying Enabling Infrastructure -- 2.5.2 Temporary Urbanism in the Peri-urban Riverlands of Western Sydney -- 2.6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Nimbyism and Nature: Whose Backyard Is It Anyway? -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 The Benefits of Bushland -- 3.3 The Disbenefit of Bushland -- 3.4 The Flying Fox -- 3.5 Ku-Ring-Gai Flying Fox Management -- 3.6 Learning from the Experience of Other Land Managers -- 3.7 Viable Management Options for the Ku-Ring-Gai Flying Fox Reserve -- 3.7.1 Council Management Actions -- 3.7.2 Encouraging the Community to Adapt -- 3.8 Discussion -- 3.9 Lessons Learnt -- References -- Chapter 4: Connecting Urban and Rural Futures Through Rural Design -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Rural Design -- 4.3 Rural Design for Urban Agriculture -- 4.4 Case Studies of Rural Design -- 4.5 Concluding Remarks -- References. , Chapter 5: Archaeology and Contemporary Dynamics for More Sustainable, Resilient Cities in the Peri-Urban Interface -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Historical Perspectives on the PUI -- 5.3 The PUI: A Contemporary Perspective -- 5.3.1 Global Environmental Change and the PUI -- 5.4 Hybrid Planning and Design for the PUI -- 5.4.1 From Integration to Hybridity -- 5.4.2 Agropolitan-Type Approaches -- 5.4.3 Disaster Risk Reduction and Integrated Watershed Management -- 5.4.4 Urban and Peri-urban Natural Resource Management -- 5.5 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Chapter 6: Decontamination of Urban Run-Off: Importance and Methods -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.1.1 History of Stormwater Management in Australia -- 6.2 Urban Drainage Design -- 6.2.1 Contaminant Type and Load -- 6.2.2 Treated Flow -- 6.2.3 Definition -- 6.2.4 The First Flush -- 6.2.5 Sediment and Pollutant Load Modelling -- 6.2.6 The Australian Runoff Quality Guideline 2006 (ARQ) -- 6.2.7 The Catchment Hydrology -- 6.3 Proposed Design Flow Calculation -- 6.4 Location of a Treatment Measure -- 6.5 Wetlands, Natural and Constructed -- 6.6 Broad Spectrum Treatment -- 6.7 Design Performance -- 6.8 Process Design -- 6.9 The Final Device -- 6.10 Cost Effectiveness -- 6.11 Conclusion -- References -- Part III: Peri-Urban Culture and Socio-economy -- Chapter 7: Socio-Economy of Peri-Urban Areas: The Case of Lisbon Metropolitan Area -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Peri-Urban Project: Goals and Methodology -- 7.3 Lisbon Metropolitan Area -- 7.4 Dimensions and Indicators for the Design of Peri-Urban Typologies -- 7.4.1 Social Characterisation: In Between Identity, Territorial Recomposition and Community Relations -- 7.4.2 Economic Characterisation: In Between Local, Regional and Global Relations -- 7.4.3 Typologies of LMA Peri-Urban Areas -- 7.5 Conclusions -- References. , Chapter 8: Changing Economic Scenario of the Peri-­Urban Area of Udaipur City, India -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Methodology -- 8.3 Results -- 8.3.1 Land Use Patterns and Urbanisation Trends -- 8.3.2 Income and Employment Patterns of Peri-Urban Households Who Did Not Sell Their Land -- 8.3.3 Income and Employment Pattern of the Peri-Urban Population Who Totally Sold the Land -- 8.4 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Chapter 9: Community Stakeholder Viewpoints on Issues of Urbanisation Along the River Ma Oya, Sri Lanka -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Ma Oya River Basin -- 9.2.1 Catchment Characteristics and Resource Uses -- 9.2.2 Urbanization -- 9.3 Conceptual Framework -- 9.3.1 Identification of Resource Use Sectors -- 9.3.2 Identification of Stakeholders -- 9.4 Community Stakeholder Consultation Process -- 9.5 Resource Uses and Issues -- 9.5.1 Conflicting Issues -- 9.5.2 Stakeholder Views on Remedial Measures -- 9.6 Discussion -- 9.7 Conclusions -- References -- Part IV: Peri-Urban Landuse Planning -- Chapter 10: The Role of Peri-Urban Land Use Planning in Resilient Urban Agriculture: A Case Study of Melbourne, Australia -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Production and Consumption -- 10.3 The Value of Peri-Urban Agriculture -- 10.4 Land Use Planning and Agriculture -- 10.5 Peri-Urban Land Use Planning in Melbourne -- 10.6 Case Study Region -- 10.7 Case Study Methodology -- 10.8 Findings -- 10.8.1 Business-as-Usual Scenario -- 10.8.2 Rural Preservation Scenario -- 10.8.3 Tenement Control Scenarios -- 10.9 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 11: Engaging Peri-Urban Landholders in Natural Resources Management -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Methods -- 11.3 Discussion -- 11.3.1 Characteristics of Peri-Urban Landscapes -- 11.3.2 Challenges of Engaging Peri-Urban Landholders in NRM -- 11.3.3 Addressing Competing Government Priorities. , 11.3.4 The High Number and Diversity of Landholders -- 11.3.5 Using an Appropriate Mix of Landholder Engagement Approaches -- 11.4 Concluding Remarks -- 11.4.1 Higher Costs Associated with Engaging Peri-Urban Landholders -- 11.4.2 Identify and Understand the Target Audience -- 11.4.3 Learn from Past Experience -- 11.4.4 Be Prepared to Try New and Innovative Approaches -- 11.4.5 Adaptive Management -- References -- Chapter 12: Implementing the Urban Farming Master Plan in Horsley Park, Western Sydney: From Planning to Reality -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Legislative and Regulatory Framework -- 12.2.1 Requirements for a Development Application and Amendment to the SEPP -- 12.2.2 Land Tax Exemptions for Primary Producers -- 12.2.3 Local Government Act and Council Rates -- 12.3 Environmental -- 12.3.1 Water Supply, Harvesting and Storage -- 12.3.2 Environmental and Noxious Weeds -- 12.3.3 Critically Endangered Cumberland Plain Woodland -- 12.4 Social -- 12.4.1 Government Procurement Process -- 12.4.2 Migrant Farmers and Generational Change -- 12.5 Conclusions -- References -- Part V: Urban Water Security -- Chapter 13: Study of Urban Water Bodies in View of Potential for Micro-climatic Cooling and Natural Purification of Waste Water -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 Methodology -- 13.2.1 General -- 13.2.2 Shape Complexity -- 13.2.3 Water Quality -- 13.2.4 Land Use -- 13.2.5 Urban Micro-climatic Measurement -- 13.3 Results and Discussion -- 13.4 Limitations of the Study -- 13.5 Conclusions -- References -- Internet Sources -- Chapter 14: Groundwater Crisis of a Mega City: A Case Study of New Delhi, India -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.2 Study Area -- 14.3 Methods -- 14.3.1 Delhi's Water Demand -- 14.3.2 Data Collection -- 14.4 Data Analysis -- 14.4.1 Groundwater Fluctuation -- 14.4.2 Impact of the Population Density -- 14.5 Future of Groundwater Resources. , 14.6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 15: Safe Water Supply Determinants in Peri-­urban Communities of South-East Nigeria -- 15.1 Introduction -- 15.2 Study Area -- 15.3 Data Collection -- 15.4 Data Analysis -- 15.5 Results -- 15.6 Discussion -- 15.6.1 Open Defecation Near the Water Source -- 15.6.2 Dominant Type of Land Use Near Water Sources -- 15.6.3 Refuse Dump -- 15.6.4 Policy Recommendations -- 15.7 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 16: Risks of Coal Seam and Shale Gas Extraction on Groundwater and Aquifers in Eastern Australia -- 16.1 Introduction -- 16.1.1 The Necessity for Risk Assessment and Risk Management Strategies of Fracking in Peri-Urban Areas -- 16.1.2 Groundwater Impacts from the Extraction of CSG and Shale Gas and Prevailing Current Risk Assessment Approaches -- 16.2 NSW and Queensland Codes of Practice and Risk Assessment Methodologies -- 16.2.1 The Applicability of ISO 31000 vs. Triple Bottom Line Risk Assessments -- 16.2.2 How the Nature and Location of CSG in Coal Beds Governs Extraction Processes -- 16.2.3 The Extraction of CSG and Managing the Risks of 'Produced' Water -- 16.3 Fracking and the Potential for Adverse Impacts on Groundwater, Aquifers and the Environment -- 16.4 Peri-Urban Community Concerns About Fracking in NSW and Robust Legislation -- 16.5 Peri-Urban Community Concerns About Fracking in Queensland and Robust Legislation -- 16.6 The Impacts of Predicted Large Scale Development of Shale Gas in Queensland -- 16.7 Complexity of Assessing and Managing Risks for CSG and Shale Gas Extraction -- 16.8 Limitations of ISO 31000 to Assess Risks of CSG and Shale Gas Extraction -- 16.9 The Efficacy of the United Kingdom Environmental Agency ERA Tool to Assess and Manage Risks for CSG and Shale Gas Extraction -- 16.10 The Risk Magnitude Matrix: Calculating Risk Scores from Probability and Consequences. , 16.11 Qualitative vs Quantitative Risk Assessment Approaches.

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Format: 1 Online-Ressource (512 p.)

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Content: Entropy theory has wide applications to a range of problems in the fields of environmental and water engineering, including river hydraulic geometry, fluvial hydraulics, water monitoring network design, river flow forecasting, floods and droughts, river network analysis, infiltration, soil moisture, sediment transport, surface water and groundwater quality modeling, ecosystems modeling, water distribution networks, environmental and water resources management, and parameter estimation. Such applications have used several different entropy formulations, such as Shannon, Tsallis, Reacutenyi Burg, Kolmogorov, Kapur, configurational, and relative entropies, which can be derived in time, space, or frequency domains. More recently, entropy-based concepts have been coupled with other theories, including copula and wavelets, to study various issues associated with environmental and water resources systems. Recent studies indicate the enormous scope and potential of entropy theory in advancing research in the fields of environmental and water engineering, including establishing and explaining physical connections between theory and reality. The objective of this Special Issue is to provide a platform for compiling important recent and current research on the applications of entropy theory in environmental and water engineering. The contributions to this Special Issue have addressed many aspects associated with entropy theory applications and have shown the enormous scope and potential of entropy theory in advancing research in the fields of environmental and water engineering

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Format: 1 Online-Ressource (601 p.)

ISBN: 9783319281124 , 9783662489598

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Format: 1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 603 pages) , digital, PDF file(s)

ISBN: 9781108565103

Content: Complex environmental and hydrological processes are characterized by more than one correlated random variable. These events are multivariate and their treatment requires multivariate frequency analysis. Traditional analysis methods are, however, too restrictive and do not apply in many cases. Recent years have therefore witnessed numerous applications of copulas to multivariate hydrologic frequency analyses. This book describes the basic concepts of copulas, and outlines current trends and developments in copula methodology and applications. It includes an accessible discussion of the methods alongside simple step-by-step sample calculations. Detailed case studies with real-world data are included, and are organized based on applications, such as flood frequency analysis and water quality analysis. Illustrating how to apply the copula method to multivariate frequency analysis, engineering design, and risk and uncertainty analysis, this book is ideal for researchers, professionals and graduate students in hydrology and water resources engineering

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