Hydrology and Water Management in the Humid Tropics: Hydrological Research Issues and Strategies for Water Management

by Edited by Michael Bonell , Maynard M. Hufschmidt , John S. Gladwell

• ISBN13: 9780521020022
• ISBN10: 0521020026
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-12-15
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

Environmental problems in the humid tropical regions, where the focus is on the fate and management of the surviving rainforest and climate change, are attracting increasing attention internationally. The distribution of tropical rainfall is highly variable, and in many regions the supply of potable water is inadequate. By the end of the century one-third of the world's population will be living in the humid tropics. This book considers all aspects of hydrology in the humid tropics. The first four parts of the book cover the physical basis of hydrology in the humid tropics: climatology, meteorology, process hydrology, sedimentation, water quality and freshwater ecology. This is followed by extensive treatment of the human and societal issues: land-use changes, water resource management, and rural and urban water supply in the tropical regions. The book is a uniquely integrated summary of hydrology in the tropics.

Table of Contents

List of Authors	xi
Foreword	xv
Federico Mayor
Preface	xvii
Cartographic Credit	xix
Acknowledgements	xx
SECTION I -- Introduction
The Objectives and Structure of this Book	3	(10)
M. Bonell
M.M. Hufschmidt
J.S. Gladwell
SECTION II -- Humid Tropics Setting
Climate and Rainfall Variability in the Humid Tropics	13	(21)
M.J. Manton
M. Bonell
Operational Hydrology Problems in the Humid Tropics	34	(11)
R.E. Manley
A.J. Askew
The Problems of the Humid Tropics -- Opportunities for Reassessment of Hydrological Methodology	45	(10)
V. Klemes
SECTION III -- Regional Hydrology
Hydrology in Humid Tropical Asia	55	(12)
J-H. Chang
The Hydrology and Water Resources of Humid Northern Australia and Papua New Guinea	67	(17)
B.J. Stewart
Hydrology and Water Resources of Tropical Latin America and the Caribbean	84	(15)
B. Griesinger
J.S. Gladwell
Amazonia Rainfall and Its Variability	99	(13)
L.C.B. Molion
Regional Hydrology and Water Resources in the African Humid Tropics	112	(23)
N.B. Ayibotele
Review of Hydrology and Water Resources of Humid Tropical Islands	135	(32)
A.C. Falkland
J.P. Brunel
SECTION IV -- Physical Processes
Recent Scientific Developments and Research Needs in Hydrological Processes of the Humid Tropics	167	(94)
M. Bonell
J. Balek
Groundwater Systems in the Humid Tropics	261	(12)
S.S.D. Foster
P.J. Chilton
Perspectives on the Hydrology and Water Resource Management of Natural Freshwater Wetlands and Lakes in the Humid Tropics	273	(28)
A. Bullock
Erosion and Sedimentation	301	(43)
C.W. Rose
Water Quality Issues in the Humid Tropics	344	(23)
M-A. Roche
Ecological Characteristics of Tropical Fresh Waters: An Outline	367	(28)
H.L. Golterman
M.J. Burgis
J. Lemoalle
J.F. Talling
SECTION V -- Physical Processes -- Human Uses: The Interface
Challenges in Agriculture and Forest Hydrology in the Humid Tropics	395	(10)
R. Lal
The Impact of Land-Use Change on Water Resources in the Tropics: An Australian View of the Scientific Issues	405	(9)
P.M. Fleming
Urban Water Management Problems in the Humid Tropics: Some Technical and Non-Technical Considerations	414	(23)
J.S. Gladwell
The Management of Water Resources, Development and Human Health in the Humid Tropics	437	(17)
A. Prost
Water Supply and Health in the Humid Tropics with Particular Reference to Rural Areas	454	(17)
P. Wurzel
SECTION VI -- Management Issues
Water Resource Management	471	(25)
M.M. Hufschmidt
Water Management Issues: Population, Agriculture and Forests -- A Focus on Watershed Management	496	(30)
K.G. Tejwani
Urban Water Resources in the Humid Tropics: An Overview of the ASEAN Region	526	(9)
K.S. Low
Urban Water Problems in the Humid Tropics	535	(12)
G. Lindh
J. Niemczynowicz
Rethinking Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Strategy in Developing Countries in the Humid Tropics: Lessons from the International Water Decade	547	(9)
Y-S. F. Lee
Water Resource Management Issues in the Humid Tropics	556	(31)
G. Le Moigne
U. Kuffner
SECTION VII -- Appendices
Appendix A Definition of the Humid Tropics	571	(4)
J-H. Chang
L.S. Lau
Appendix B Workshop Reports
Hydrological Processes Workshop	575	(1)
A. Bullock
Erosion and Sedimentation Workshop	576	(1)
V. Nogueira
Water Quality Control Workshop	577	(3)
B.J. Stewart
Water Resource Management Workshop	580	(4)
D.S. McCauley
E. van Beek
Appendix C Committees for the 'International Colloquium on the Development of Hydrologic and Water Management Strategies in the Humid Tropics'	584	(2)
Organising Committee	584	(1)
Coordinating Committee	584	(2)
Appendix D Organizations Supporting UNESCO and UNEP in the presentation of the Colloquium	586	(1)
Place index	587