Risk-based decision making in water resources VIII

"This volume, Risk-Based Decision Making in Water Resources VIII, comprises edited papers from the proceedings of the Eighth Engineering Foundation Conference held in Santa Barbara, California on October 12-17, 1997. Legislative initiatives and risk assessment, climate change, El Nino, maintenance and rehabilitation, reliability of physical infrastructure, and risk of extreme events were among the main topics of discussion. Papers cover these subjects as well as planning and management of water systems, dams, water treatment plants, conservation programs, and other pertinent ecological issues and structures and pertinent issues."--BOOK JACKET.