During the past decade many countries in the world have experienced
droughts, with severe impacts on water urban supply systems. Because
droughts are natural phenomena, water utilities must design and
implement drought management plans. This topic was selected for the
International Course on Drought Management Planning in Water Supply
Systems, which took place in Valencia, Spain, on 9-12 December 1997, and
was hosted by the Universidad Internacional Menéndez y Pelayo (UIMP).
The contributions in this book have been carefully selected and
presented in four sections:
-
Introduction
-
Water Supply Systems Modernization
-
Drought Management in an Urban Context
-
Practical Cases (Israel, USA, Italy, Spain)
To achieve a well-balanced approach, authors were invited from academia
as well as from consultancies and water utilities, and have wide
experience in the subject. The book is mainly aimed at water supply
engineers, working in utilities and consultancies.