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Water Resources Management in Balkan Countries

  • Broadens your understanding of water resources in Slovenia, Macedonia, Serbia, Croatia, Greece, and Bulgaria
  • Broadens the understanding the water pollution and its management in the Balkan countries
  • Helps policy-makers to improve river and groundwater pollution levels for a better environment

Part of the book series: Springer Water (SPWA)

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
  2. Introducing the Book

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Introduction to “Water Resources Management in Balkan Countries”

      • Martina Zelenakova, Abdelazim M. Negm, Ionut Minea
      Pages 3-19
    3. Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve—Long-Term Assessment of Water Quality

      • Cristina Despina, Liliana Teodorof, Adrian Burada, Daniela Seceleanu-Odor, Iuliana-Mihaela Tudor, Orhan Ibram et al.
      Pages 21-43
  3. Water Resources Management in Slovenia

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 45-45
    2. Water Resources in Slovenia

      • M. Hrvatin, B. Komac, M. Zorn
      Pages 47-79
  4. Water Resource Management in Croatia

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 107-107
    2. Groundwater Resources in Croatia

      • Danijel Orešić, Ivan Čanjevac
      Pages 109-132
    3. Water Quality Status of Croatian Surface Water Resources

      • Lidija Tadić, Marija Šperac, Barbara Karleuša, Josip Rubinić
      Pages 133-158
    4. Surface Water Resources and Their Management in Croatia

      • Ivan Čanjevac, Danijel Orešić
      Pages 159-174
  5. Water Resource Management in Bosnia and Herzegovina

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 175-175
    2. Water Resources in Bosnia and Herzegovina

      • Emina Hadžić, Alma Imamović
      Pages 177-210
  6. Water Resource Management in Serbia

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 211-211
    2. Water Resources of Serbia and Its Utilization

      • Borislava Blagojević, M. Langović, I. Novković, S. Dragićević, N. Živković
      Pages 213-247
    3. Microbial Quality of Irrigation Water in Serbia: Risks to Food Safety

      • Željka Rudić, Igor Kljujev, Bojana Vujović, Mile Božić, Vera Raičević
      Pages 249-276
    4. Precipitation and Drought Analysis in Serbia for the Period 1946–2017

      • Milan Gocic, Slavisa Trajkovic, Mladen Milanovic
      Pages 277-292
  7. Water Resource Management in Bulgaria

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 293-293
    2. Water Resource Management in Bulgaria

      • Rositsa Velichkova, Tsvetelina Petrova, Iskra Simova, Georgi Bardarov, Detelin Markov, Milka Uzunova
      Pages 295-326

About this book

This book presents an overview and knowledgeable on water resources management in Balkan countries – Slovenia, North Macedonia, Serbia, Croatia, Greece, and Bulgaria.

The book shows the state of the art and also the latest research findings of the different aspects of water resources management in Balkan countries with case studies that reveal the best practice in water resources management, development, and protection. Researchers and scientists from the Balkan countries present their experiences and expertise on a wide range of water resources topics.

Therefore, the book is of particular interest to decisions planners/makers and stakeholders. Also, the book will be useful to experts, professionals, researchers, scientists, practitioners, academics working in the field of water resources management in Balkan countries and analogous regions.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Faculty of Engineering, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt

    Abdelazim M. Negm

  • Faculty of Geography and Geology, University “Alexandru Ioan Cuza”, Iași, Romania

    Gheorghe Romanescu

  • Technical University of Kosice, Košice, Slovakia

    Martina Zelenakova

About the editors

Abdelazim Negm is a professor of Water Resources at the Faculty of Engineering, Zagazig University, Egypt, since 2004. He got his PhD in 1992 from Zagazig University (ZU) an his Msc from Ain shams University in the year 1990. He was the vice dean of the Faculty of Engineering of ZU from 12/2008 to 12/2011 and was the head of the Environmental Engineering Dept. at Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST), Egypt 10/2013 to 9/2015.

Prof. Dr. Gheorghe Romanescu is the head of the Physical Geography Chair at the Geography Department of the "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University in Iaşi. He published 32 books and university courses, 87 articles in volumes, 5 newspaper columns. He coordinated or collaborated to 28 research contracts and grants and won 2 individual studentships (grants). He went on 7 scientific expeditions, on every continent and at all latitudes (from Laponia and Labrador up to Tierra del Fuego). Hisfields of competence are: Hydrology, Oceanography, Geomorphology (coastline dynamics; sedimentology of wetlands and lacustrine complexes).

Dr. Martina Zeleňáková currently serves as an associate professor at the Institute of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering at the Technical University of Košice. In the context of her scientific research activities she has focused on water management and environmental impact assessment. The results of her work have been published in books, journals, and conferences proceedings. She has engaged in variety of national and international projects

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