Overview
- Describes the impact of a major dam on a transboundary river basin heading into water insecurity
- Covers dam design, reservoir filling and potential operation
- Presents unique original material on a subject that affects millions of people
- Of interest for academics, water resource and environment professionals and policy makers
Part of the book series: Springer Geography (SPRINGERGEOGR)
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Dr. Shimelis Dessu is a water resource engineer at Florida International University (FIU). Dr. Dessu earned B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Civil Engineering from Addis Ababa University and M.Sc. and PhD degrees in Hydrology and Water Resources from Florida International University. Dr. Dessu is certified Diplomate, Water resource Engineer and a registered professional engineer in Ethiopia and USA with 15 years of global experience in research and practice. Dr. Dessu has worked on projects in USA, Africa and the Middle East in the areas of hydrology, water resource planning and management, water infrastructure, weather and climate systems, remote sensing and environmental restoration. Dr. Dessu has published his research findings in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and South Florida in peer-reviewed journals and book chapters. He taught multiple courses in universities in Ethiopia and USA. He has also worked with the Nile Basin Initiative and South Florida Water Management District.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile
Authors: Wossenu Abtew, Shimelis Behailu Dessu
Series Title: Springer Geography
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97094-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-97093-6Published: 14 August 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-07301-5Published: 19 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-97094-3Published: 26 July 2018
Series ISSN: 2194-315X
Series E-ISSN: 2194-3168
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 173
Number of Illustrations: 16 b/w illustrations, 63 illustrations in colour
Topics: Environmental Science and Engineering, Hydrology/Water Resources, Environmental Geography, Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology, Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydraulics