Drought and Water Crises: Science, Technology, and Management Issues (Hardcover)

OVERVIEWDrought as Hazard: Understanding the Natural and Social Context, Donald A. Wilhite and Margie Buchanan-SmithDROUGHT AND WATER MANAGEMENT: THE ROLE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYThe Challenge of Climate Prediction in Mitigating Drought Impacts, Neville Nicholls, Michael J. Coughlan, and Karl MonnikDrought Monitoring: New Tools for the 21st Century, Michael J. Hayes, Mark Svoboda, Douglas Le Comte, Kelly T. Redmond, and Phil PasterisDrought Indicators and Triggers, Anne C. Steinemann, Michael J. Hayes, and Luiz F. N. CavalcantiDrought Preparedness Planning: Building Institutional Capacity, Donald A. Wilhite, Michael J. Hayes, and Cody L. KnutsonNational Drought Policy: Lessons Learned from Australia, South Africa, and the United States, Donald A. Wilhite, Linda Botterill, and Karl MonnikManaging Demand: Water Conservation as a Drought Mitigation Tool, Amy VickersThe Role of Water Harvesting and Supplemental Irrigation in Coping with Water Scarcity and Drought in the Dry Areas, Theib Y. OweisDrought, Climate Change, and Vulnerability: The Role of Science and Technology in a Multi-Scale, Multi-Stressor World, Colin Polsky and David W. CashCASE STUDIES IN DROUGHT AND WATER MANAGEMENT: THE ROLE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYThe Hardest Working River: Drought and Critical Water Problems in the Colorado River Basin, Roger S. Pulwarty, Katherine L. Jacobs, and Randall M. DoleDrought Risk Management in Canada-U.S. Transboundary Watersheds: Now and in the Future, Grace Koshida, Marianne Alden, Stewart J. Cohen, Robert A. Halliday, Linda D. Mortsch, Virginia Wittrock, and Abdel R. MaaroufDrought and Water Management: Can China Meet Future Demand? Zhang Hai Lun, Ke Li Dan, and Zhang Shi FaA Role for Streamflow Forecasting in Managing Risk Associated with Drought and Other Water Crises, Susan Cuddy, Rebecca Letcher, Francis H. S. Chiew, Blaire E. Nancarrow, and Tony JakemanDroughts and Water Stress Situations in Spain, Manuel Menendez PrietoINTEGRATION AND CONCLUSIONSDrought and Water Crises: Lessons Learned and the Road Ahead, Donald A. Wilhite and Roger S. PulwartyIndex