Methods and Tools for Drought Analysis and Management

• Drought Monitoring and Forecasting.- Drought Monitoring and Forecasting at Large Scale.- Monitoring and Forecasting Drought on a Regional Scale: Emilia-Romagna Region.- Development of the Piedmont Region Hydrological Bulletin as a Support to Water Resources Monitoring and Management.- Is Drought Occurrence And Severity Increasing Due to Climate Change? Analysing Drought Class Transitions With Loglinear Models.- Stochastic Forecasting of Drought Indices.- Drought Description Through Agrometeorological Indices.- Use Of a New Agricultural Drought Index Within a Regional Drought Observatory.- Distributed Estimation of Actual Evapotranspiration Through Remote Sensing Techniques.- Testing a Modification of the Palmer Drought Severity Index for Mediterranean Environments.- Regional Drought Identification and Assessment. Case Study in Crete.- Water Resources Management Under Drought Conditions.- Drought Management Decision Support System by Means of Risk Analysis Models.- Mixed Simulation-Optimization Technique for Complex Water Resource System Analysis Under Drought Conditions.- Reservoirs Water-Quality Characterization for Optimization Modelling Under Drought Conditions PART I – Reservoirs Trophic State Characterization.- Reservoirs Water-Quality Characterization for Optimization Modelling Under Drought Conditions Part II – Water-Quality Optimization Modelling.- Monitoring And Management Of Groundwater Under Drought Conditions.- Methods and Tools for Groundwater Monitoring Aimed at the Water Resources Management Under Drought Conditions.- Study And Monitoring Of Salt Water Intrusion In The Coastal Area Between Mazara Del Vallo And Marsala (South-Western Sicily).- Drought Impacts And Mitigation Measures.- Guidelines for Planning and Implementing Drought MitigationMeasures.- Drought Impacts in Agriculture: Water Conservation and Water Saving Practices and Management.- Assessment of Water Shortage In Urban Areas.- Drought Risk in Agriculture in Mediterranean Regions. Case Study: Eastern Crete.

From the reviews: "Methods and Tools for Drought Analysis and Management presents the results of research carried out by experts in the Mediterranean countries ... . the primary target audience for this book would be researchers and technicians working in heavily monitored and managed agricultural and urban systems. ... this is a good book for planners and technicians interested in applying new techniques to assess drought and potential management strategies. ... provides important insight into taking drought risk assessment and management to the next quantitative step." (Cody Knutson, Eos Newsletter, Vol. 89 (22), 2008)