内容简介
Expertinsightsintooneofthemajorissuesofthe21stCenturyWrittenbyateamofleadingexperts,thisresourceprovidesthelatestinformationandthinkingontheglobally-criticalsubjectofwatersustainabilityandmanagement.Theauthorincludesmethodsforanalyzingwaterresourceneeds,modeling,supplyreliability,irrigation,andoptimization.
作者简介
Foundedin1928,theWaterEnvironmentFederation(WEF)isanot-for-profittechnicalandeducationalorganizationwithmembersfromvarieddisciplineswhoworktowardtheWEFvisionofpreservationandenhancementoftheglobalwaterenvironment.TheWEFnetworkincludeswaterqualityprofessionalsfrom79MemberAssociationsinover30countries.LarryW.Mays,Ph.D.,P.E.,P.H.,isProfessorofCivilandEnvironmentalEngineeringatArizonaStateUniversity,andformerchairofthedepartment.HewasformerlyDirectoroftheCenterforResearchinWaterResourcesattheUniversityofTexasatAustin,wherehealsoheldanEngineeringFoundation–endowedprofessorship.Aregisteredprofessionalengineerinsevenstates,andaregisteredprofessionalhydrologist,hehasservedasaconsultanttomanyorganizations.ProfessorMaysistheauthorofWaterResourcesEngineeringOptimalControlofHydrosystems,andco-authorofAppliedHydrologyandHydrosystemsEngineeringandManagement(bothfromMcGraw-Hill).Heservedaseditor-in-chiefofWaterResourcesHandbook,WaterDistributionSystemsHandbook,UrbanWaterSupplyManagementTools,StormwaterCollectionSystemsDesignHandbook,UrbanWaterSupplyHandbook,andHydraulicDesignHandbook,allfromMcGraw-Hill.Inaddition,heiseditor-in-chiefofReliabilityAnalysisofWaterDistributionSystemsandco-editorofComputerMethodsofFreeSurfaceandPressurizedFlow.Hehasover60refereedjournalpublicationsand65papersintheproceedingsofnationalandinternationalconferences.AmonghishonorsisadistinguishedalumnusawardfromtheUniversityofIllinoisatChampaign-Urbanain1999.ProfessorMayslivesinScottsdale,Arizona.
