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Giuseppe Rossi, graduated in Civil Engineering, is Emeritus Professor at Catania University (Italy) (Hydrology and Water Resources). He has been visiting scientist at the Colorado State University, Fort Collins (USA) and at the Universidad Politecnica de Valencia (Spain). He has been vice-president of the International Water Resources Association (2010–2012) and vice-president of the Italian Hydrotechnique Association (2012–2015). The main fields of his scientific research include: Stochastic Hydrology, Water Resources System Management, Drought Analysis and Management. He directed several researches, supported by the Italian funds (Ministry of University and CNR) and coordinated many European and Euro-mediterranean projects on Droughts and Water Management with partners from South Europe, North Africa and Near East Countries. He has been a consultant to the Italian Civil Protection and to the Regional Government of Sicily. He has a long experience in graduate and post-graduate teaching. He has been Director of the NATO Advanced  Study Institute “Coping with Floods” (Erice, 1992) and invited lecturer at several international events, among which the NATO Advanced Research Workshop “Urban Water Resources Infrastructures” (Isle of Man, 1989), the NATO ASI “Defence from Floods and Floodplain Management” (Budapest, 1994), the Joint Research Center Workshop “Drought Mitigation in Europe” (Ispra, VA, 1999); EIFEA Workshop “Integrated Management of Water Resources” (Paris, 2000); the l’EU-FAO Workshop “Drought Mitigation for the Near East and the Mediterranean” (Aleppo, 2001); the International Symposium “Assessment of Drought Mitigation Measures” (Valencia, 2003); the “International Conference Hydrogaia 2011” (Montpellier, 2011); the “Indo-Italian Workshop on Advances in Water Resources Development” (Pune, India 2011); and the “International Symposium on Impacts of Climate Change on Water Resources” (Xian, Cina, 2011). Prof. Rossi is the author/editor of 10 books and of more than 200 scientific papers in national and international journals. He is currently a member of the editorial board of  Water Resources Management (Springer) and of  L’Acqua. He is member of AII, IAHR, IWRA, EWRA, ICID, IAH and some scientific Academies. Born in 1932, Prof. Marcello Benedini graduated in Civil Engineering at the University of Padua, Italy, in 1957 and in 1968 the Ministry of Education conferred him the highest Degree of “Libera Docentia” in Hydraulics. He was Assistant Professor to the Chair of Hydraulics and responsible of an experimental Section for research in applied hydraulics at the University of Padua. In 1969 he joined the Water Research Institute of the Italian National Research Council in Rome, Italy, from which he formally retired in 1999, after several years of activity. His research activity started with measuring techniques in the field of theoretical and applied hydraulics and in the development and application of large-scale hydraulic models. At the Water Research Institute he was responsible of a working team for research on advanced methods for water resources management, dealing with both surface and groundwater problems, particularly in relation to the application of Systems Analysis techniques. A senior Member of the International Association of Hydraulic Research (IAHR), he was Chairman of the Technical Sections on “Systems Analysis” and “Methods for Water Resources Management”. During the 1990–1993 period he was member of the Board of Directors of the International Water Resources Association. He has been a founder of the European Water Resources Association and an active member in the Italian cooperation with the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (“IIASA”) in Laxenburg, Austria. As an expert on water problems he has been consulting engineer for the Italian Ministries of Public Works, Agriculture and Environment, for some Italian Regional administrations and for the Po River Authority. During the 2011–2014 period he was elected President of the Italian Association for Hydrotechnics. He lectured in post-graduate courses in various Universities, in Italy and abroad, also in developing countries. As an expert in water resources problems, he was Consultant to UNESCO for hydrological aspects in protection of historical sites in Jordan and Egypt. Prof. Benedini is author of several scientific contributions in journals, seminars, congresses and technical reports on water management problems, at the national and international level. 




13 Ebooks by Giuseppe Rossi

Giuseppe Rossi & Teodoro Vega: Methods and Tools for Drought Analysis and Management
Implementation of effective drought management policies requires both advanced technologies and appropriate methods. Monitoring and forecasting systems, practical tools for risk assessment, as well a …
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English
€149.79
Giuseppe Rossi: Il segreto di Valle Cupa
L’avventura di Edoardo continua. Ospite dell’amico americano vanno alla ricerca del big foot. Edoardo incontra sia il big foot che il guardiano della foresta. Alla fine capirà il motivo di tutto …
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Italian
€1.99
Matteo Barbari & Massimo Monti: Ricovero avicolo polifunzionale per l’allevamento libero. Manuale di autocostruzione
Il libro è strutturato come un manuale di pronto utilizzo per l’autocostruzione, corredato di informazioni tecniche generali e consigli per l’impiego in campo. Il ricovero avicolo mobile è stato …
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Italian
€10.99
Giuseppe Rossi: Trattato di medicina olistica
In un mondo medico ricco di una gran quantità di dati ma assolutamente povero per quanto riguarda l’integrazione, il senso, e l’elaborazione dei dati stessi, questo testo può rappresentare un utile …
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Italian
DRM
€9.99
Giuseppe Rossi: Il trenino di Josef
È una storia che mi sentivo dentro da tanto tempo. La storia di un bambino autistico, di un bimbo sfortunato, vissuto in un’epoca sfortunata, ma che ha sempre continuato a sognare, che non comprende …
EPUB
Italian
€4.99
Giuseppe Rossi: Vacanze fantasmatiche
Atlantide! Un mistero che affascina. Cosa era o cos’è? Ci sono tante supposizioni, e in questo libro c’è la versione che forse più affascina. Edoardo affronterà varie situazioni dove conoscerà tanti …
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Italian
€2.49
Giuseppe Rossi: Finché tornerà ancora l’alba
Ognuno di noi sogna di essere in un posto particolare, rimpiange un amore perduto o desidera vivere in un mondo migliore. Ma chi è davvero disposto a rischiare tutto per ottenerlo? L’Autore ci …
EPUB
Italian
€6.49
E. Guggino & D. Hendricks: Operation of Complex Water Systems
Most water systems in the industrial regions of the world are already developed. At the same time they are highly complex. This is true with respect to physical configuration, managment, operation, …
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English
DRM
€56.31
Antonino Cancelliere & Theib Oweis: Tools for Drought Mitigation in Mediterranean Regions
Significant vulnerability of water systems to drought is a common issue of water resources management in Mediterranean regions. This is due both to the increasing occurrence and severity of drought …
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English
DRM
€56.22
Nilgun B. Harmanciogammalu & Giuseppe Rossi: Coping with Floods
Floods are natural hazards whose effects can deeply affect the economic and environmental equilibria of a region. Quality of life of people living in areas close to rivers depends on both the risk …
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English
DRM
€686.16
Joaquin Andreu Alvarez & Alicia Vela Mayorga: Drought Management and Planning for Water Resources
Droughts and their management are a serious challenge to water resource professionals. While droughts predominate in arid regions, their frequency and severity in more temperate regions with more …
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English
DRM
€67.87
Giuseppe Rossi & Marcello Benedini: Water Resources of Italy
This book offers a comprehensive framework of the current state of water resources in Italy and of the main stages of the evolutionary way in the last decades for achieving an integrated, sustainable …
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English
€53.49
Giuseppe Rossi & Paola Carbone: The Law and Comedy
Despite their inherent seriousness, the law and those who practice it, be it lawyers, judges, politicians, or bureaucrats, are amongst the most popular objects of comedy and humour. Sometimes even th …
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English
DRM
€109.95