Water Resources Management in Balkan Countries

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.

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

Auteur

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 Iäi. 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 Zele áková currently serves as an associate professor at the Institute of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering at the Technical University of Koice. 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

Contenu

Water Resource in Slovenia.- Management of Artificial Groundwater Recharge in Slovenia.- Water Resources Management in North Macedonia.- Water Resources of Serbia and its Utilization.- Water Resources Management in Croatia.- An overview of Environmental Aspects of Water Resources in Croatia.- Water Management in the Agricultural Sector in Greece.- Water Resource Management in Bulgaria.- River Systems under the Anthropogenic and Climate Change Impacts: Bulgarian Case.- Development of Hydropower in Balkan Region.- Water Resources of Romania Spatial and Temporal Variability.- Drought and Insolvency: Case study of the Producer-Buyer Conflict (Romania, the period between the year 2011-2012).- Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve - Long Term Assessment of Water Quality.- Water quality and pollution status of the main rivers in the Republic of Macedonia.- Conclusions and Recommendations.