Ecohydrology

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Derek Eamus ◽  
Tom Hatton ◽  
Peter Cook ◽  
Christine Colvin
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Sustainable Management ◽  
Water Resource Management ◽  
Environmental Water ◽  
Practical Case ◽  
Field Methods ◽  
Industry Policy ◽  
The One ◽  
Ecologically Sustainable ◽  
Conceptual Foundations

Ecohydrology: Vegetation Function, Water and Resource Management describes and provides a synthesis of the different disciplines required to understand the sustainable management of water in the environment in order to tackle issues such as dryland salinity and environmental water allocation. It provides in the one volume the fundamentals of plant ecophysiology, hydrology and ecohydrology as they relate to this topic. Both conceptual foundations and field methods for the study of ecohydrology are provided, including chapters on groundwater dependent ecosystems, salinity and practical case studies of ecohydrology. The importance of ecologically sustainable development and environmental allocations of water are explained in a chapter devoted to policy and principles underpinning water resource management and their application to water and vegetation management. A chapter on modelling brings together the ecophysiological and hydrological domains and compares a number of models that are used in ecohydrology. For the sustainable management of water in Australia and elsewhere, this important reference work will assist land managers, industry, policy makers, students and scientists achieve the required understanding of water in landscapes.

scholarly journals Perspective: The challenge of ecologically sustainable water management

Water Policy ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 475-479 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily Bernhardt ◽  
StuartE. Bunn ◽  
David D. Hart ◽  
Björn Malmqvist ◽  
Timo Muotka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Resource Management ◽  
Water Resource ◽  
Water Resource Management ◽  
Environmental Water ◽  
Sustainable Water Management ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Water Demands ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Ecologically Sustainable

Sustainable water resource management is constrained by three pervasive myths; that societal and environmental water demands always compete with one another; that technological solutions can solve all water resource management problems; and that environmental solutions to protect and maintain freshwater resources are more expensive and less dependable than technological solutions. We argue that conservation and good stewardship of water resources can go a long way toward meeting societal demands and values. Furthermore, water requirements to sustain ecosystem health and biodiversity in rivers and their associated coastal systems can be well aligned with options for human use and deliver a suite of ecosystem goods and services to society. However, to achieve ecologically sustainable water management, we propose several key issues that must be addressed. The objective of this opinion paper is to stimulate discussion across traditional discipline boundaries with the aim of forging new partnerships and collaborations to meet this pressing challenge of ecologically sustainable water management.

SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF WATER RESOURCES BASED ON WEB SERVICES AND DISTRIBUTED DATA WAREHOUSES / DARNUS VANDENS IŠTEKLIŲ VALDYMAS TINKLO PASLAUGŲ IR IŠSKIRSTYTŲ DUOMENŲ SAUGYKLŲ PAGRINDU

2008 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dalė Dzemydienė ◽  
Saulius Maskeliūnas ◽  
Kim Jacobsen
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Resource Management ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Web Service ◽  
Management Information System ◽  
Sustainable Management ◽  
Water Resource Management ◽  
Environmental Water ◽  
Data Warehouses ◽  
Management Information

Sustainable management of water resources is multidimensional and complex process often requires the incorporation of efforts of many impacts and responsibilities of concerning institutions. This research work is devoted for developing of web service based Water Resource Management Information System (WRMIS). The WRMIS has been developed in accordance with the European Union Water Framework Directive and EIONET ReportNet infrastructure requirements to environmental water sector reporting by EU member states. It is realised as a web portal where users can receive information on environmental water sector, combining data from the participating data warehouses and giving an opportunity to extract useful information by the available functions and tools. The WRMIS portal allows the access to information of data warehouses on the surface water quality in rivers and lakes, ground water, and point sources (emissions). A detailed description of the main components of the Water Resource Management Information System is given, the advantages of Web Service‐based solution are presented, and the direction of a further WRMIS development in the future is shown. Santrauka Vandens išteklių valdymas reikalauja daugiakriterinių, kompleksinių šio sudėtingo proceso darnaus valdymo uždavinių sprendimo, pasitelkiant daugelio institucijų darbo pastangas ir atsakomybę. Mokslinio tiriamojo darbo tikslas – sukurti tinklo paslaugomis grindžiamą vandens išteklių valdymo infrastruktūrą, kuria remiantis būtų integruota bendra vandens išteklių valdymo informacinė sistema. Straipsnyje aprašoma vandens išteklių valdymo sistema, kuriama pagal Europos Sąjungos Vandens išteklių valdymo direktyvos ir EIONET ReportNet tinklo valdymo infrastruktūros reikalavimus, vykdant Europos Sąjungos šalių narių aplinkos apsaugos įsipareigojimus vandens sektoriuje. Sistema yra realizuojama kaip interneto portalas, integruojantis dalyvaujančių šalių duomenų saugyklas ir dinamiškai valdomus atitinkamus įrankius ir funkcijas. Šios tinklo paslaugos leidžia vartotojams gauti informaciją apie aplinkos vandens išteklių valdymą, vandens sudėtį, išgaunamus ir išleidžiamus vandens kiekius. Portale realizuojamos paslaugos, leidžiančios gauti informaciją apie paviršinio vandens kokybę upėse ir ežeruose, giluminio vandens ir atskirų taškų išteklius, jų emisijas. Straipsnyje pateikiamas detalus pagrindinių vandens išteklių valdymo sistemos komponentų aprašas ir numatomos šios sistemos plėtros perspektyvos.

Catchment surveillance for water resource management

Waterlines ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-25
Author(s):  
Barry Lloyd ◽  
Teresa Thorpe
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Water Resource ◽  
Water Resource Management

Water Resources Management in the Semi-Arid Central Valley of California

1987 ◽  
Vol 19 (9) ◽  
pp. 97-106
Author(s):  
J. J. Vasconcelos
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Ground Water ◽  
Water Resource ◽  
Water Resource Management ◽  
Arid Regions ◽  
Central Valley ◽  
The United States ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Ground Water Resource ◽  
Semi Arid

Hater resource managers in semi-arid regions are faced with some unique problems. The wide variations in precipitation and stream flows in semi-arid regions increase man's dependence on the ground water resource for an ample and reliable supply of water. Proper management of the ground water resource is absolutely essential to the economic well being of semi-arid regions. Historians have discovered the remains of vanished advanced civilizations based on irrigated agriculture which were ignorant of the importance of proper ground water resource management. In the United States a great deal of effort is presently being expended in the study and control of toxic discharges to the ground water resource. What many public policy makers fail to understand is that the potential loss to society resulting from the mineralization of the ground water resource is potentially much greater than the loss caused by toxic wastes discharges, particularly in developing countries. Appropriations for ground water resource management studies in developed countries such as the United States are presently much less than those for toxic wastes management and should be increased. It is the reponsibility of the water resource professional to emphasize to public policy makers the importance of ground water resource management. Applications of ground water resource management models in the semi-arid Central Valley of California are presented. The results demonstrate the need for proper ground water resource management practices in semi-arid regions and the use of ground water management models as a valuable tool for the water resource manager.

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