โ Scribed by Jacques Ganoulis, Lucien Duckstein, Istvan Bogardi (auth.), Jacques Ganoulis (eds.)
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Although many theoretical developments have been achieved in recent years, the progress both in understanding and application of risk and reliability analysis in water resources and environmental engineering remains slow. One of the reasons seems to be the lack of training of engineers with phenomena of statistical nature, including optimum cost and benefit decisions under uncertainty. This book presents, in a unified and comprehensive framework, the various aspects of risk and reliability in bothwater quantity and quality problems. The topics covered include uncertainty analysis of water quantity and quality data, stochastic simulation of hydrosystems, decision theory under uncertaintyand case studies. Methods for risk analysis of extremes in hydrology, groundwater clean-up, river and coastal pollution as well as total risk management are presented.
Front Matter....Pages I-XII
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Risk Analysis of Water Quantity and Quality Problems: The Engineering Approach....Pages 3-17
Front Matter....Pages 19-19
Risk Analysis of Hydrological Data Using Gamma Family and Derived Distributions....Pages 21-41
Reliability in Regional Drought Studies....Pages 43-62
Reliability in Groundwater Recharge and Quality Parameters....Pages 63-72
Reliability in Remote Sensing of Oceanographic Characteristics....Pages 73-90
On the Sampling Distribution of Exceedance Probabilities....Pages 91-96
The Contribution of Long-Term Records of Hydrologic Extremes to Risk Analyses....Pages 97-104
Paleoflood Records and Risk Assessment: Examples from the Colorado River Basin....Pages 105-112
Front Matter....Pages 113-113
Stochastic Dynamic System Theory: A Challenge for Natural Resources Management....Pages 115-136
Probabilistic Modelling of Water Quality in Rivers....Pages 137-166
Risk in Coastal Pollution....Pages 167-188
Probabilistic Simulation for Reliable Solute Source Identification in Heterogeneous Porous Media....Pages 189-201
Bayesian Analysis of Robustness of Models in Water and Environmental Sciences....Pages 203-229
Reliability with Fuzzy Elements in Water Quantity and Quality Problems....Pages 231-251
Front Matter....Pages 253-253
Consideration of Reliability in System Design for Ground Water Remediation....Pages 255-282
Risk-Cost Analysis Under Uncertainty of the Disposal of Contaminated Dredged Material....Pages 283-310
Risk-Cost Aspects of Sea Level Rise and Climate Change in the Evaluation of Shore Protection Projects....Pages 311-335
Optimal Flood Warning Threshold and a Case Study in Milton, Pennsylvania....Pages 337-362
Multicriterion Risk and Reliability Analysis in Hydrologic System Design and Operation....Pages 363-392
Risk Management for Nitrate-Contaminated Groundwater Under Imprecise Conditions....Pages 393-406
Front Matter....Pages 253-253
Facing the Risk of Uncontrolled Denitrification in Sewage Treatment Plants....Pages 407-412
Front Matter....Pages 413-413
Stochastic Modeling of a Water Resource System: Analytical Techniques Versus Synthetic Approaches....Pages 415-434
Risk and Reliability in Predicting Droughts: The Use of Prehistoric Tree-Ring Data....Pages 435-458
Reliability in Remote Sensing and Numerical Modeling of Coastal Pollution: the Case of the Gambia Estuary....Pages 459-482
Water Quality Risks in Istanbul, Past and Present Status....Pages 483-502
Decisions with Multiple Environmental Objectives. The Siting of Oil Drilling Wells in Norway....Pages 503-524
Back Matter....Pages 525-542
Ecology; Mathematical and Computational Biology; Statistics for Life Sciences, Medicine, Health Sciences; Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution; Food Science; Environmental Economics
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