Water Safety System Evaluation, Early Warning, and Regulation Research

Author: Chen Shaojin
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Publish Date: 2006-02-01
Features: This book discusses the connotation and extension of water security and their interrelationships; explores a series of fundamental theoretical issues included in the structural framework of the water security system, such as its structure, characteristics, functions, dynamics, research methods, and technical support; investigates the evaluation index system, evaluation methods, early warning scenario analysis, early warning design principles, early warning methods, and early warning models of the water security system; proposes the content of regulation for the water security system, the determination of regulation methods, the construction of water security assurance mechanisms, and several policy, legal, and regulatory recommendations. It is the first academic monograph in China and abroad that comprehensively studies water security to date. This book can serve as a reference for researchers, educators, and managers working in the field of water resource technology and economics, as well as for undergraduate, master's, and doctoral students in higher education institutions in this field.