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Format: 1 online resource (303 p.)

ISBN: 1-281-78952-6 , 9786611789527 , 0-08-087032-5

Series Statement: Developments in water science ; 41

Content: Water resources exploitation has been regarded as a way of initiating economic development in many countries. Planning concepts are now changing. Thorough environmental studies, sociological and economic studies now preceed project formulation. Justification solely on the basis of benefit cost studies is no longer sufficient for many development agencies. The broader approach is introduced in this book, but the real emphasis is on the situation in and needs of developing countries.Some of the problems experienced in building water resources in developing countries are described in this

Note: Description based upon print version of record. , Front Cover; Water Resources Development in Developing Countries; Copyright Page; CONTENTS; CHAPTER 1. WATER RESOURCES PLANNING OBJECTIVES; Water resources; National policy; Levels of water resource planning; National objectives and goals; The importance of population patterns; Fiscal constraints; CHAPTER 2. SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS; Introduction; Water, health and economics; Assessing social impacts; Acquiring basic social data; Pertinent social effects; Socio-economic factors; Energy; Human diseases; Aquatic weeds; The role of women; World population; Poverty; CHAPTER 3. ECONOMIC PRINCIPLES , IntroductionEconomic factors; Benefit and costs; Shadow pricing; Shadow pricing of water supply; Underdeveloped countries; ExampIe; Expert system; International funding agencies; Experience in investment by World Bank; Social impact on Malaysia first , second and; Social impact of three irrigation projects; The experience of the World Bank with; Case study, Khashm el Girba irrigation scheme, Sudan; CHAPTER 4 . SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND OPTIMIATION; Introduction; Systems analysis techniques; Linear programming by the simplex method; The simplex method - an example , Shadow prices and the dual functionComputer program; Multi objective planning; CHAPTER 5. DECOMPOSITION OF COMPLEX SYSTEMS; Example involving irrigation; CHAPTER 6. A PLANNING MODEL; Introduction; Economic policy; The national master plan; Mechanics of the water resource plan; River basin sub-programmes; Conclusions; CHAPTER 7. RESERVOIR SIZING; Introduction; Definitions; Mass flow methods; Simulation of reservoir operation; Storage-draft-frequency-analysis; Reservoirs in series and parallel; Stochastic flow; Synthetic flow records; Estimating storage with extreme value distribution and , Extreme vaIue distributionReservoir simuIation with synthetic distirbution; Probability matrix methods; Queuing theory; CHAPTER 8. HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL NETWORK DESIGN AND DATA COLLECTION; Introduction; Network design; Precipitation; Raingauges and weather stations; Recording apparatus; Job creation and training; Streamflow; Other networks; Remote sensing; CHAPTER 9. SOIL EROSION AND SEDIMENTATION; Introduction; Training aspects; Reservoir sedimentation; CHAPTER 10. IRRIGATION; Lessons from the past; SmalI Scale irrigation systems; Irrigation technology; PIaning irrigation; Water requirements , Selection of emittersCHAPTER 11. RURAL WATER SUPPLIES; lntroduction; Technical aspects; Case Study; Developments in supply; Value of Water; Optimization of bulk suppIies; Application; Water supply index for ranking projects; Application of WSI; Water Quality; CHAPTER 12. HYDRO ELECTRIC POWER DEVELOPMENT; Introduction; Economics of development of hydro power; Risk in power development; Use of local facilities; Economic aspects; Case-study-economics; Case study- Collywobbles scheme on Mbashe River; Method for locating optimal sites for hydropower Stations , Coordination of pIanning and developmen , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-444-88956-6

Language: English