Renewable sources of electricity, such as solar and wind, need to be paired with sources of
reliable baseload. Hydropower is a renewable, low‐emission source of electricity baseload …

Abstract Intensity-duration-frequency (IDF) curves–sometimes also called precipitation
frequency estimates–are used to design urban drainage systems for stormwater control and …

Infrastructure—electricity, telecommunications, roads, water, and sanitation—are central to
people's lives. Without it, they cannot make a living, stay healthy, and maintain a good …

Today, an increase in the drought and water shortage all around the world is a
challengeable threat for different governments and international committees. Water supply …

Adaptive pathways planning is an approach that maps the solution space over time to inform
decision making under uncertainty. Since its first applications to climate change adaptation …

This book is open access under a CC BY-NC 4.0 license. This revised, updated textbook
presents a systems approach to the planning, management, and operation of water …

Conventional methods for designing infrastructure that is subject to flood risk, such as dams
and levees, assume a stationary design flood. However, observed and potential non …

Effective action on resilience and climate change adaptation can be a complex task—
requiring coordinated efforts from the highest levels of government to individual households …

By the end of this century higher temperatures and significantly reduced rainfall are
projected for the Brazilian North and Northeast (NE) regions due to Global Warming. This …

As the drought in Cape Town intensified in 2017/2018 and then abated later in 2018,
international and national attention was focussed on Cape Town. Importantly, Cape Town is …