Dams & reservoirs books

The US Bureau of Reclamation is responsible for managing and operating some of the nation's largest and most critical...  Read More >>

Discusses about the Three Gorges Dam, a hydroelectric dam that spans the Yangzi River in China.  Read More >>

Contains the proceedings of the 15th Conference of the British Dam Society, Ensuring reservoir safety into the future,...  Read More >>

This book has been written specially for undergraduate and postgraduate students and professional engineers involved...  Read More >>

Will interest environmental activists, policymakers, NGOs and those interested in issues of development.  Read More >>

As well as much-needed electricity, dams generate extremes of emotion. This book traces the development of dams...  Read More >>

This volume covers the whole internal erosion process of embankment dams and their foundations, from initiation...  Read More >>

A compendium of relevant practices for improved decision-making on dams and their alternatives.  Read More >>

Covers the landmark struggle to save the New River from damming in the 1970s. This edition also includes an epilogue...  Read More >>

This new book offers an engineer's perspective on the history of water technology and its impact on the development...  Read More >>

The proposed Polavaram dam, located in Godavari delta, is part of the major irrigation expansion programme of the...  Read More >>

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Contains 44 papers presented at the Operations Management 2006 Conference held in Sacramento, California from August...  Read More >>

Presents the role played by dams and reservoirs, not only in developed countries but also in emergent and developing...  Read More >>

Viewed by some as symbols of progress and by others as inherently flawed, large dams remain one of the most contentious...  Read More >>

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Dams profoundly impact the geomorphology of rivers by altering the natural patterns of water, sediment and energy...  Read More >>

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This is a comprehensive text on the geotechnical and geological aspects of the design and construction of new dams...  Read More >>

Comprehensive and complete overview of all kinds of dams and appurtenant hydraulic structures. Guides reader through...  Read More >>

Employing the World Commission on Dams' Seven Strategic Priorities, Scudder analyses the structure of the decision...  Read More >>

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In developing countries new dams are crucial. This book provides an overview of hydropower development as well as...  Read More >>

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