Overview
- Presents a unique reference on all aspects of water resources in the United Arab Emirates
- Provides an up-to-date inventory of available water resources in the United Arab Emirates
- Explains the impact of natural climatic conditions and human-related activities on water resources in the United Arab Emirates
- Combines old conventional practices with the state-of-the-art technologies pertaining to water resources in the United Arab Emirates
- Diagnoses the main challenges facing water resources
- Suggests methodologies for Intergrated Water Resources Management
Part of the book series: World Water Resources (WWR, volume 3)
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Table of contents (28 chapters)
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Part I
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Part II
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Part III
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Part IV
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Part V
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Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Zeinelabidin E. Rizk obtained his PhD in Hydrogeology from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, South Dakota, USA in 1990. Currently, he is the Acting Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Acting Dean of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Science and Technology of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. He has been employed at Ajman University of Science and Technology since 2000, working as Dean of the Institute of Environment, Water and Energy and as a member of the Board of Trustees. Currently, he teaches courses in geology, environmental sciences and innovation. He has taught courses at Menoufia University, Egypt, United Arab Emirates University, and Ajman University of Science and Technology during his entire career while also maintaining active research and consulting activities. His current research interests are water, energy and food nexus, integrated water resources management and water policies and legislations. Rizk has co-authored two books and has published over 80 scientific papers in local, regional and international journals.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Water Resources and Integrated Management of the United Arab Emirates
Authors: Abdulrahman S. Alsharhan, Zeinelabidin E. Rizk
Series Title: World Water Resources
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-31684-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-31683-9Published: 18 March 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-31686-0Published: 26 August 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-31684-6Published: 17 March 2020
Series ISSN: 2509-7385
Series E-ISSN: 2509-7393
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: LXXXI, 850
Number of Illustrations: 90 b/w illustrations, 370 illustrations in colour
Topics: Hydrogeology, Hydrology/Water Resources, Water Quality/Water Pollution, Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management, Climate, general, Geographical Information Systems/Cartography