LRGS 2012 - 1st International Conference on Lakes, Rivers, Groundwater and Sea

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Category LRGS 2012

Deadline: February 02, 2012 | Date: May 02, 2012-May 04, 2012

Venue/Country: Faro, Portugal

Updated: 2011-12-10 11:37:25 (GMT+9)

Call For Papers - CFP

TOPICS:

Philosophy of conservation ? historical and global perspectives

Catchment characteristics and river ecosystems

The case for conservation ? threats to river systems, trends in the state of rivers, the value of protection

Rivers' & Lakes' classification/assessment of conservation potential

Ecosystem integrity ? biological, chemical, hydromorphological

New methods and approaches

Ecosystem services and environmental economics

The integration of habitat and wildlife conservation with wider management objectives

Catchment management

Rivers' & Lakes' management ? overall objectives, channel engineering, riparian zones, catchment control, fluvial changes

Adaptive management for Rivers & Lakes

The relevance of climate change to river conservation

Evidence-based management and monitoring

The recovery and rehabilitation of rivers and streams

Integrating river conservation with recreation and amenity

Protecting rivers by legislation ? geographical overviews

Public involvement in river conservation and management

River and watershed management

River basin management

Flood studies

Hydrological modelling

River restoration and environmental impact

Water resources management

Water quality

Erosion and sediment transport

Indicators for sustainability of historic hydraulic systems

Water balance at the basin level

Managing transboundary large rivers and aquifer systems

Forecasting and monitoring

Water Supply

Surface water and ground water sources

Water supply networks

Coping with water scarcity

Leakage and losses

Modelling systems

Optimization and control

Safety and security of water systems

Maintenance and repairs

Water quality

Water and sustainability

Water savings

Water re-use

Urban Drainage

Waste water treatment and disposal

Structural works and infrastructure

Networks design

Real time control

Water quality issues

Combined sewer overflows

Storage tanks

Flood control

Environmental impact

Industrial waste water

Flood risk analysis

Flood risk management

Urban flood management

Flood forecasting

Risk assessment and decision making

Flood case studies

Community resilience to flooding

Energy preparedness and response

Critical infrastructure protection

Flood consequence assessment

Computational methods

Environmental measurements

Hydrodynamics

Fluid structure interaction

Multiphase flow

Applications in biology

Electronic components

Environmental fluid mechanics

Heat and mass transfer

Industrial applications

Water quality

Groundwater and aquifer issues

Environmental monitoring and control

Remediation

Pollution prevention

Lakes and rivers

Agricultural contamination

Wastewater treatment and management

Offshore pollution and oil spills

Emerging technologies

Biosensors

Health risk studies

Nano-particles

Socio-economic costs

Biosystems

Education and training

Tourism impact and strategies

Community issues

Changing climate and environment

Infrastructure

Transport issues

Natural resources

Energy issues

Risk and safety

Waste management and island services

Environmental Economics

Environmental policies and planning

Environmental assessments

Cost benefit analysis

Natural resources management

Rehabilitation assessment

Social issues and stakeholders participation

Decision support systems

Brownfield financial analysis

Risk analysis

Remediation costs

Environmental Toxicology

Air and water pollution

Soil contamination

Ecosystems health

Environmental health risk

Biodegradation and bioremediation

Ecotoxicity of emerging chemicals

Petroleum contamination

Bioaccumulation and biomonitoring

Long term effects

Brownfields, Brownfields rehabilitation

Development issues, Risk assessment and management

Remediation studies and technologies

Community and public involvement

Monitoring of brownfields

Economic analysis

Legislation and regulations

Coastal Management

Coastal Processes and Navigation

Pollution and Dispersion

Coastal Geomorphology

Hydrodynamic Forces

Coastal Processes and GIS

Extreme Events and Sea Level Rise

Sediment Transport and Erosion

Interaction between Coastal Defences and Processes

Water management and planning

River basin management

Urban water management

Hydrological modelling

Hydraulic engineering

Water quality

Pollution control

Irrigation issues

Sharing our water resources

Flood risk

Wastewater treatment and management

Wastewater treatment and reuse

Water resources and economics

The right to water

Marine Science

Marine Engineering

Oceans

Ocean Engineering

Naval Science

Naval Engineering

Sea Biology -Mathematical methods and computational techniques