Water resources and climate change /

Water resources and climate change / edited by Kenneth D. Frederick. - xxxviii, 514 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. - The management of water resources ; 2 .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Extreme weather events of 1997 and 1998 / Modeling the effects of climate change on water resources - a review / Climate change and water resources / Impacts of climate change on water resources: findings of the IPCC Regional Assessment of Vulnerability for North America / Scale and modeling issues in water resources planning / Ecosystem evaluation, climate change and water resources planning / Impacts of climate change on aquatic ecosystem functioning and health / Water quality / Assessing urban water use and the role of water conservation measures under climate uncertainty / Intertemporal equity, discounting, and economic efficiency in water policy evaluation / Nonmarket valuation and the estimation of damages from global warming / Relative regional vulnerability of water resources to climate change / Great Lakes water resources: climate change impact analysis with transient GCM scenarios / Potential effects of climate change on agricultural water use in the Southeast U.S. / Climate change and water resources in Britain / Complex river basins / Economic effects of climate change on US water resources / Socioeconomic impacts of climate change on U.S. water supplies / Stochastic hydrology in the context of climate change / What can water managers do about global warming? / Assessing the socioeconomic consequences of climate change on water resources / Water resources planning principles and evaluation criteria for climate change: summary and conclusions / Using decision analysis to include climate change in water resources decision making / Adapting to climate impacts on the supply and demand for water / Water allocation in a changing climate: institutions and adaptation / Kevin E. Trenberth -- George H. Leavesley -- Kenneth D. Frederick and David C. Major -- Patrick J. Mulholland and Michael J. Sale -- Harry F. Lins, David M. Wolock and Gregory J. McCabe -- Eugene Z. Stakhiv and David C. Major -- Judy L. Meyer, Michael J. Sale, Patrick J. Mulholland and N. LeRoy -- Henry D. Jacoby -- John J. Boland -- Robert C. Lind -- K.E. McConnell -- Brian Hurd, Neil Leary, Russell Jones and Joel Smith -- Philip Chao -- Upton Hatch, Shrikant Jagtap, Jim Jones and Marshall Lamb -- Nigel W. Arnell -- W.E. Riebsame ... [et al.] -- Brian Hurd, Mac Callaway, Joel B. Smith and Paul Kirshen -- Kenneth D. Frederick and Gregory E. Schwarz -- Nicholas C. Matalas -- Eugene Stakhiv and Kyle Schilling -- Peter Rogers -- Kenneth D. Frederick, David C. Major and Eugene Z. Stakhiv -- Benjamin F. Hobbs, Philip T. Chao and Boddu N. Venkatesh -- Kenneth D. Frederick -- Kathleen A. Miller, Steven L. Rhodes and Lawrence J. MacDonnell. Pt. 1. Hydrologic implications of climate change -- Pt. 2. Potential impacts on water systems -- Pt. 3. Climate impacts on water use -- Pt. 4. Issues in climate impact assessment -- Pt. 5. Socioeconomic assessments: case studies -- Pt. 6. Planning and adaptation --

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Water-supply.
Hydrologic cycle.
Climatic changes.

GB665 / .W29 2002

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