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The book brings together high-quality research articles on advanced hydrological analysis, advanced computational methods, and the ecological and sociological aspects of urban watershed management under one umbrella. The rapid pace of urbanization, not accompanied by any farsighted, holistic plan, has reduced many cities in the developing world into multi-hazard areas. The most perceptible consequence of urbanization is the change in land-use and land cover, which in turn impacts hydrological systems. Accordingly, scientific studies on urban hydrology with due emphasis on ecological and sociological aspects under changing climate are vital to the appropriate design of urban landscapes and civil infrastructure works. This book addresses precisely these issues, offering a useful guide for environmentalists, hydrologists, and a broad range of socio-economic scientists exploring the environmental vulnerabilities arising from urbanization.

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Tentative: 1. Impact of slope and vegetation on hydrological processes.- 2. Impact of total and effective imperviousness of runoff prediction.- 3. Rainfall characteristics in inner Bangkok, Thailand.- 4. Issues of urban drainage-present status and the way forward.- 5. Impact of urban habitat patterns on surface water and subsurface water bodies and human health.- 6. Present review of studies of meteorological disasters in the north-eastern region of India subcontinent.- . 7. Remote Sensing, GIS and DEM for urban hydrology modeling.- 8. Surface runoff depth by SCS curve number method integrated with satellite image and GIS.- 9. Impact of vegetation change on soil erosion in the Majuli island of Assam- the largest river island of the world.- 10. Impact of temporal variation in land use on urban hydrology: A case study of Cochin, Kerala, India.- 11. Flood plain characterization of a river in lower Assam using digital elevation model data.- 12. Groundwater management in urban areas.- 13. Ground water modeling in Kosthaliyar river basin- A case study.- 14. Linked optimization model for groundwater monitoring network design.- 15. Soil-water characteristic curve for hill soil of North East India.- 16. Ground water management- sustainability and methodology.- 17. Integrated management of ground water with artificial recharge and rain water harvesting for an urban water supply system.- 18. Two dimensional numerical model for urban drainage system.- 19. Need of two-dimensional consideration for modeling urban drainage.- 20. Integrated flood risk modeling for an urban area.- 21. Modeling well level fluctuation as seismograph.- 22. Flow analysis in compound channel considering momentum transfer mechanism.- 23. Optimal reservoir operation considering environmental flows for Ranganadi hydro project in Arunachal Pradesh, India.- 24. Analysis of water distribution network using EPANET and vertex method.- 25. Application of wavelet transform technique in hydrology-A brief review.- 26. Urban roadway drainage issues and its management - A key component of urban PMS.- 27. ANN and ANFIS modeling of failure trend analysis in urban water distribution network.- 28. River flood modeling using wavelet-auto regression conjunction model.- 29. Effects of data preprocessing on the prediction accuracy of artificial neural network model in non-stationary hydrological time series.- 30. Urban water consumption estimation using artificial intelligence techniques.- 31. An ecological perspective of Brahmaputra river floodplain.- 32. Optimal allocation of ecological management practices in a hilly urban watershed.- 33. Assessment of carrying capacity for hilly urban areas: Applicability of the concept at the ground level.- 34. Perception of the household environment and its effects on academic performance of students in Department of Geography, Benue State University.- 35. Empowering community for the river basin management.- 36. Effect on migrants due to urbanization: A study of slum area in New Delhi.- 37. Role of urban local bodies and opportunities in municipal solid waste management.- 38. Sustainable urban development and the role of the government (with special reference to Assam).- 39. Socio-economic aspects of urban development - A case study of Surat city of India.- 40. Economic evaluation of transportation project - a case study of ferry system for IIT Guwahati.- 41. A project of competitive, inclusive and sustainable city.- 42. An integrated approach to urban water management: The case of Guwahati city - need, scope and challenges.

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