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Contents
Preface.............................................................................................................................................xix
Acknowledgments...........................................................................................................................xxi
Authors......................................................................................................................................... xxiii
Chapter 1 Introduction ..................................................................................................................1
1.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................1
1.2 Systems Approach .............................................................................................1
1.3 Hydrologic Cycle ...............................................................................................2
1.3.1 Watersheds and Aquifers......................................................................2
1.3.2 Rivers and Reservoirs...........................................................................3
1.4 Hydrologic Variability.......................................................................................3
1.5 Disposition of Energy and Matter .....................................................................4
1.6 Representations and Statistical and Simulation Models....................................4
1.7 Extreme Values, Vulnerability, Risk, and Uncertainty .....................................5
1.8 Water Availability..............................................................................................5
1.9 Water Sustainability ..........................................................................................6
1.10 Tools and Techniques ........................................................................................8
1.11 People’s Perception—Public Awareness...........................................................9
1.12 Integrated Water Cycle Management .............................................................. 10
1.13 Economics of Water ........................................................................................ 10
1.14 Water Supply vs. Water Demand..................................................................... 11
1.15 Clean Water Act .............................................................................................. 12
1.15.1 The Basis of State Water Laws in the United States.......................... 13
1.16 Overall Organization of this Book .................................................................. 14
References .................................................................................................................. 15
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