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Drought Assessment, Management, and Planning: Theory and Case Studies

Theory and Case Studies

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  • © 1993

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  1. Donald A. Wilhite
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Part of the book series: Natural Resource Management and Policy (NRMP, volume 2)

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Theory

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Enigma of Drought

      • Donald A. Wilhite
      Pages 3-15

    3. Monitoring Regional Drought Conditions

      • Kenneth G. Hubbard
      Pages 17-30

    4. The Role of NOAA Satellite Data in Drought Early Warning and Monitoring: Selected Case Studies

      • Gary E. Johnson, V. Rao Achutuni, S. Thiruvengadachari, Felix Kogan
      Pages 31-47

    5. Assessing the Regional Consequences of Drought: Putting the MINK Methodology to Work on Today’s Problems

      • William E. Easterling
      Pages 49-64

    6. Agricultural Drought Management Strategies to Alleviate Impacts: Examples from the Arid and Subhumid Regions of the Indian Subcontinent

      • A. S. R. A. S. Sastri
      Pages 65-86

    7. Planning for Drought: A Methodology

      • Donald A. Wilhite
      Pages 87-108

    8. Implications of Global Warming for Climate Variability and the Occurrence of Extreme Climate Events

      • Linda O. Mearns
      Pages 109-130

  3. Case Studies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 131-131
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    2. Drought Risk and Water Management in Israel: Planning for the Future

      • Hendrik J. Bruins
      Pages 133-155

    3. Indian Drought Management: From Vulnerability to Resilience

      • A. R. Subbiah
      Pages 157-179

    4. Drought and Policy Responses in the Brazilian Northeast

      • Antonio Rocha Magalhães
      Pages 181-198

    5. Drought Policy in the Republic of South Africa

      • J. J. Bruwer
      Pages 199-212

    6. Drought in Australia: Prediction, Monitoring, Management, and Policy

      • David White, Drew Collins, Mark Howden
      Pages 213-236

    7. Drought Mitigation in the United States: Progress by State Government

      • Donald A. Wilhite, Steven L. Rhodes
      Pages 237-251

    8. Institutional Responses to the 1987-92 California Drought

      • James Rich
      Pages 253-262

    9. Drought in China: Present Impacts and Future Needs

      • Kerang Li, Xianchao Lin
      Pages 263-289

  4. Back Matter

    Pages 291-293
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About this book

Drought is an insidious hazard of nature. It originates from a deficiency of precipitation that results in a water shortage for some activity or some group. Africa has suffered the most dramatic impacts from drought during the past several decades­ the recent droughts in the southern and eastern portions of the continent are testimony to that fact. However, the vulnerability of all nations to extended periods of water shortage has been underscored again and again during this same time period. In the past decade alone, droughts have occurred with considerable frequency and severity in most of the developed and developing world. Significant parts of North and South America, Australia, Europe, and Asia have been plagued recently by extended periods of severe drought, often resulting in far-reaching economic, social, and environmental consequences. In the western United States, for example, vast areas are facing the prospects of a sixth or seventh consecutive year of drought in 1993. Concern by members ofthe scientific and policy communities about the inability of governments to respond in an effective and timely manner to drought and its associated impacts exists worldwide. Numerous "calls for action" for improved drought planning and management have been issued by national governments, professional organizations, intergovernmental organizations, nongovernmental organizations, and others. The United Nations' International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (lDNDR) is yet another example of an international call for action to reduce the impacts that result from drought and other natural hazards.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Drought Assessment, Management, and Planning: Theory and Case Studies

  • Book Subtitle: Theory and Case Studies

  • Editors: Donald A. Wilhite

  • Series Title: Natural Resource Management and Policy

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3224-8

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1993

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-9337-5Published: 30 April 1993

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4613-6416-0Published: 03 October 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4615-3224-8Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0929-127X

  • Series E-ISSN: 2511-8560

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 293

  • Topics: Environmental Economics, Agriculture, Hydrogeology

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