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WATER RESOURCES SYSTEMS deals with comprehensive planning, analysis, design and management of river basins. Surface and ground water resources of India, with per capita availability at present and in years 2025 and 2050 are described. Augmentation of water resources through desalination, cloud seeding, rain water harvesting and other methods is...

The design of mechanical structures with improved and predictable durability cannot be achieved without a thorough understanding of the mechanisms of fatigue damage and more specifically the relationships between the microstructure of materials and their fatigue properties. Written by leading experts in the field, this book (which is complementary...

Countries with an abundance of natural resources, many of which are in sub-Saharan Africa, often show a record of relatively poor economic performance compared with non-resource-rich countries. The chapters in this volume explore the potential challenges to countries with abundant natural resources and ways to manage these challenges so as to reap...

This new title in the best-selling "Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews" series presents essential coverage of neuroscience focusing on topics related to human health and disease. "Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews: Neuroscience" includes the popular features of the series: abundance of full-color, annotated illustrations; chapter overviews; expanded...

With a total population of some 500 million, the unified countries of modern Europe constitute the world's largest collection of successful capitalist democracies. Yet within it, there are distinct clusters of states, each with its own characteristics, historical allegiances and political processes. Combining superb scholarship and rigorous...

Most people-including many legislators, regulators, and other decision makers in the electric utility industry-have misconceptions about how electric utilities really "work" and plan for the future. This lack of understanding can lead to poorly informed decisions and policies that directly affect the choices utilities must make. Using...