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Preface	p. XIII
Organization	p. XV
1 Eco-Hydraulics and Modelling
Environmental fluid mechanics
Hydraulic drag in vegetated channels--A campaign investigation	p. 3
Sediment transport by eddies formed in the boundary layer of open flows	p. 4
River flow hydraulics under floating debris transport	p. 5
Evaluation of techniques for predicting the hydraulic impact of meanders on roughness	p. 6
Fluvial changes in the Calore Lucano river watershed	p. 7
A new approach for a robust solution of the fully dynamic De Saint Venant equations	p. 8
Measurement of fluid force on a bluff body in a quasy-steady free surface flow	p. 9
Hydraulic and biological engineering
Design of fishway on weirs and dams	p. 10
Suitability curves of fishes for riverine habitat evaluation	p. 11
Effect of rock ramp fishway design on the flow measurement properties of a small compound weir	p. 12
Integrating hydraulics and biology to investigate movements of salmon through fish passes	p. 13
Fish protection in approach channeled water intakes	p. 14
An experimental study on a modified Larinier fishway	p. 15
Ecological modelling
Uncertainty analysis of habitat evaluation methods	p. 16
Restoring river ecology--A complex challenge	p. 17
Performance evaluation of river restoration	p. 18
Integrated eco-hydraulics options for the recovery of life and safety in aquatic environments	p. 19
Eco-hydrology of wetlands aided by remote sensing--A case study with the REVIVE's GOALS initiative	p. 20
Characteristic features of an urban river through environmental resources accounting	p. 21
Numerical modelling in environmental impact assessment--A case study	p. 22
Instream flow requirements
River water quality requirements in determining instream flow	p. 23
Quick calculation of minimum in-stream flow in drainage basins in Central Alps	p. 24
Environmental quality and minimum instream flow of a watercourse in Sicily	p. 25
Determination of ecological instream flow requirements at Austrian rivers via minimum flow tests	p. 26
Simplified model for the hydraulic component of the Microhabitat method for the evaluation of the Minimum Ecological Flow	p. 27
Contribution to the defining of the minimum acceptable flow--Tiber River Basin authority experience	p. 28
A method for assessing compatibility of water withdrawals with minimum in-stream flow	p. 29
Measurements and simulations of low flows in Alpine rivers	p. 30
Step pool evolution in an Alpine torrent	p. 31
Physico-chemical modelling
Modelling river quality in an Alpine basin--The Valle Camonica case	p. 32
Strategies for dissolved oxygen control in the river Arno	p. 33
Fluid-dynamic and chemical model to evaluate environmental risks in river network	p. 34
Mathematical model of water circulation with the Goro Lagoon	p. 35
Diffusivity coefficients from field data of thermal discharge in Garigliano river	p. 36
Environmental impact assessment of sewerage plant releases into a bight on the North Sea with a 2DH model	p. 37
Geomorphological processes
Hydraulic restoration of the Blesbokspruit wetland to equilibrium morphological conditions	p. 38
Computation of sand erosion around a river groyne	p. 39
2D simulation of erosion and sediment transport in river basins	p. 40
An integrated geo-environmental application for watershed management--An example from Central Italy	p. 41
Remote sensing as a tool to calibrate hydrodynamic-transport numerical models	p. 42
A coupled hydrologic-geomorphologic model of hillslope stability for shallow landsliding	p. 43
An experimental study of laminar highly concentrated flow in open channel	p. 44
On the characterization of soil hydraulic behavior at the hillslope scale in modeling erosional and runoff events in a Mediterranean environment	p. 45
Predicting the behaviour of pool-riffle sequences in natural rivers--A conceptual approach	p. 46
Development of a numerical model for predicting the effect of defence structures on debris flow	p. 47
Bio-engineering interventions to maintain the settlement of the Valtellina historical slope steps	p. 48
Coastal processes
Numerical simulation of the Egyptian Mediterranean shelf circulation for better coastal management	p. 49
Coastal morphology processes near a river mouth	p. 50
A three-dimensional numerical simulation of the velocity and concentration fields in the Palermo bay	p. 51
Soil erosion and coastal processes interaction--The case of Noce River, Southern Italy	p. 52
Environmental study of a coastal lagoon: monitoring and modelling	p. 53
Technical issues
Hydraulic performance of tetrapod barriers in rivers	p. 54
New applications with nonwoven geotextile sand containers for soft coastal structures	p. 55
The use of geosynthetics in hydraulic works	p. 56
Geosynthetic clay liners for lining canals and large scale irrigation schemes	p. 57
Installation of new innovative geotextile filtration system in coastal and river bank protection	p. 58
The sedimentation of a small reservoir Itiquira--A case study	p. 59
Reservoir rehabilitation by the sediment evacuation pipeline system and sediment utilization as raw material for the cement industry	p. 60
Combined reservoir rehabilitation and sediment utilization--Economic defence	p. 61
Hydraulic investigations in the design of an eco-friendly method of erosion control under the action of waves and currents	p. 62
About hydraulic structures protection against seepage erosion	p. 63
Spillway deflectors for dissolved gas reduction at McNary Dam	p. 64
Restraining weirs system	p. 65
2 Environmental Chemistry and Biology
Polluted sediments and soil--Risk assessment for aquatic systems in Serbia after the '99 conflict	p. 69
Portable telemetered water quality stations for waterway health monitoring	p. 70
Modeling diffusional mass transport at sediment-water interface of a lake environment	p. 71
Two-dimensional finite difference model for eutrophication dynamics in Lake Trasimeno	p. 72
Environmental 'fate-transport toxicity' modeling of highway construction and repair materials on surface and ground waters--The project approaches	p. 73
Potential impact of nitrate species migration on the subsurface environment of the Saga upland	p. 74
Behavior of anaerobic water growing in the estuary of Tone River, Japan	p. 75
Adsorption mechanisms for in-situ eco-treatment of urban waters as influenced by non-equilibrium partitioning of heavy metals	p. 76
Photocatalytic removal of benzene from polluted waters	p. 77
3 Water Resources and Eco-Systems Management
Eco-system management
Water resources sustainability for the next millenium--The Latin American case	p. 81
Environmental management of watersheds in Brazil--A new approach of management for environment and the water resources management	p. 82
A multidisciplinary approach for allocation of water rights in Chilean rivers--Present and future	p. 83
Water body condition objectives as instrument of national water policy in Russia	p. 84
Coastal management support for Mediterranean developing countries (COMAS)--A cooperation project for coastal modeling and on-the-job-learning	p. 85
Application of the global to local approach in the Czech Republic	p. 86
Ecological fundamentals for river flow management	p. 87
Institutional and technical instruments
Salient technical issues for resolving hydropower conflicts involving instream flow	p. 88
International best practice safety assurance policy and cost-effective spillway design/review for small dams--Protecting downstream communities	p. 89
Use of GIS and numerical models for the successful application of the new normative on water quality protection (D.Lgs 152/99)	p. 90
River water abstraction environmental compatibility in new projects authorization and existing sites management	p. 91
Legal and economic aspects of works to preserve the minimum vital flow rate of rivers and the water quality of receiving bodies	p. 92
Use of the 'Legal-Institutional Analysis Model' for resolving environmental disputes involving hydropower	p. 93
Irrigation systems management
Water quality improvements by reservoir operations	p. 94
Use of reservoir operational analysis in reducing impacts of water resources systems upon environment	p. 95
Water saving during irrigation - Analysis of the efficiency	p. 96
On-farm water management policies, research and practices, prospects for improvements	p. 97
Underground water vulnerability
Intensive agricultural use of soils and groundwater vulnerability of wetlands located in the south-east part of Sicily	p. 98
Factors that influence the groundwater quality in agricultural soils	p. 99
Interpreting local-scale solute transport in variously structured soil materials--Experimental methodologies and modeling approaches	p. 100
Enhancing groundwater flow information by understanding of borehole flow	p. 101
Use of pedotransfer functions and DEM data to upscale soil hydraulic properties from the pedon to the catchment scale	p. 102
Environmental planning
Land use planning: a basic tool for risk mitigation and damage reduction	p. 103
Towards a functional infrastructure management for the 21st century	p. 104
The biological-ecological and environmental landscape indices and procedures in the planning and sustainable management of the riverine areas--The case of the study of the river Dese and the river Adige	p. 105
The Lombardia region experience in the planning of the Lambro Park and the Lombardia side of the Ticino Park	p. 106
Catchment management planning for eco-compatible development	p. 107
A drought simulation model for water management and planning	p. 108
Lake front planning for a sustainable lake ecology	p. 109
Lakes in the Kingdom of Nepal--A case study	p. 110
4 Flood Control and Land Protection
Hydrogeological protection
Maps of the hydrologic cycle components for Colombia	p. 113
Synthetic design hydrographs for flood-control reservoirs and flood-plain management	p. 114
A simple floodplain inundation model to assist in floodplain management	p. 115
Flood plain dam risk management downstream dams--A research project and a case study	p. 116
Efficiency assessment of a flood protection dyke in the exclusion zone of Chernobyl	p. 117
Flood mitigation and flood plain management in the Brahmaputra plain--A case study	p. 118
Hydraulic design of on stream floodplain storages	p. 119
Hydraulic impact assessment of quarry lakes in the flood plains with 2D modelling	p. 120
Minimization of the hydraulic impact of a physical connection through a river flood plain	p. 121
The Emilian tributaries of the Po river	p. 122
New trends in river corridor planning	p. 123
Natural and anthropic impacts of a basin in the Andes, highly sediment producer	p. 124
Role of geophysical methods in flood management in Yugoslavia	p. 125
Controlling polders by Fusegate technology for river flood risk management	p. 126
Flood forecasting in the river Arno	p. 127
Genetic Algorithm based multi-criteria decision support for the rehabilitation of the Gemenc floodplain in Hungary	p. 128
The fuzzy approach to hydrology--A review	p. 129
Analysis and management of hydrological extremes in integrated systems	p. 130
Analysis of short duration and high intensity rainfall temporal evolution	p. 131
5 Urban Hydraulics and Protection
Urban hydraulics
Statistical limitations of holistic approaches for sewer network maintenance and rehabilitation planning	p. 135
The public-private-partnership approach: a solution for water distribution and wastewater drainage in megacities	p. 136
Challenges in urban drainage--Canadian and Italian perspectives	p. 137
Dimensionless relationships for design of flood plains	p. 138
Equilibrium partitioning of heavy metals as a function of urban storm water sediment granulometry--Implications for eco-treatment	p. 139
The CSSM system - A new alternative to traditional storm water basins	p. 140
Storm water quality simulation for wet weather urban pollution control assessment in the Cascina Scala experimental catchment	p. 141
Water quality modelling in ephemeral streams receiving urban flows	p. 142
Daily changes in the river water quality due to the effect of a treated discharge	p. 143
Eco-compatible actions for the mitigation of hydraulic hazard in highly urbanised territories--The metropolitan area of Milano	p. 144
Rain induced pollutant washing in urban areas	p. 145
Comparison of results obtained using a distributed urban storm-water model with GIS or traditional input	p. 146
Stormwater--Point source environmental solution or end of the line disaster	p. 147
Comparison of results obtained using a distributed urban storm-water model with GIS or traditional input	p. 148
Reducing sewer basin life cycle cost by an innovative hydraulic and mechanical system	p. 149
Legislation No. 152/99 and the services for collection and treatment of urban waste water--An estimate of the required investment and the impact on tariffs in the optimal territorial area No. 2 'Lower Arno Valley'	p. 150
Structural model of aquaducts in Veneto Region	p. 151
Estimation of urban flood damages--The case study of Palermo	p. 152
Combined sewer overflows modelling by turbulent models (FLUENT)	p. 153
An experimental investigation on the intermittent air-water flow in horizontal pipes	p. 154
Innovation in the field of pipe prefabrication for sewer-systems	p. 155
Water and landscapes
The water and the city--Salsomaggiore terme case	p. 156
Multipurpose use of canal water	p. 157
Keyword Index	p. 159
Author Index	p. 163