Content of the ENVIROWATER2006 conference proceedings

Keynotes

  Schultz, B. Opportunities and threats for lowland development: Concepts for water management, flood protection and multifunctional land-use
  Sijmons, D. Challenges for new multifunctional land-use concepts in lowlands and deltas
  Kabat, P. Climate proofing the Netherlands (paper with the keynote; previously published as a commentary paper in Nature, 17 November 1995)
  Ashley, R. The future for water and flood risk management in highly susceptible urban areas

Scientific sessions

Session 1 
  Stuyt, L.C. Transition and future of agriculture in the Dutch Delta - Indicators for the development of agriculture and horticulture in the southwestern Delta of The Netherlands
  Matarán Ruiz, A., and L.M.Valenzuela Montes Multifunctional landscapes and greenhouses in the coastal plains of Spain: Towards new planning criteria
Session 2 
  Purnavel, G. Protection of hill lakes placed in areas with dominant agriculture land use, through erosion control works
  Van den Akker, J.J.H., I.Hoving, R.F.A. Hendriks and R. Wolleswinkel Subsurface irrigation to diminish subsidence of peatsoil
Session 3 
  Siderius, C., and H. Wösten Conflicting claims on water resources in a tropical lowland peatswamp: A case study in the Air Hitam Laut catchment, Sumatra, Indonesia
  Suprianto, H., S. Gatot Irianto, R.H. Susanto, F.X.Suryadi and B. Schultz Potentials and constraints of water management measures for tidal lowlands in South Sumatra: Case study in a pilot area in Telang I
  Al-Jamrah, A., A. Al-Futaisi and S. Al-Yaroubi Combined approach of GIS and drastic modeling to assess groundwater vulnerability in the coastal region of Oman
  Belić, S., and A. Belić Multifunctional water uses and conflicts on the land reclamation territory
Session 4 
  Rodríguez Rojas, M.I. Urban consumption of water in touristic areas: The Guadalfeo region case
  Ramadan, R.

Water poverty in Egypt: Using Geographic Information Systems in tracking the relation between water poverty and development indices

  Sánchez-Román, R.M., A.A.Soares, G.C. Sediyama and A.T. de Matos Potential use of solar radiation to disinfect domestic wastewater in Brazil
  Chakravorty, N., and R.Chakravorty Real time feedback methodology of water pricing for efficient use of water resource
Session 5 
  Van Assche, K. Social systems, culture and ecology in the Danube delta
  Zevenbergen, C. Dutch innovative cases and their implications for the future of spatial planning in the Netherlands. Two examples of Dutch Delta technology
  Eyilachew Yitayew Groundwater resource management on the urban environment
  Nkurunziza, I. Water pollution: The major problem in the great lakes region
Session 6 
  Groenendijk, P., and O.Schoumans Nutrient emission quantification tools for support of decision-making on land and water management in lowlands
  Flueraru, C., E. Savin, G.Stancalie and V.Craciunescu Flood monitoring using MODIS imagery. Case study: Romania, Timis river catchments
  Jayanthi, C. Water management in lowland rice based integrated farming systems
  Liu, Z., Q. Shu and Z. Wang Comparison of some pedo-transfer functions for description of cinnamon soil water retention and its spatial heterogeneity
Session 7
  Van Lent, F., M. van Buuren, J.Landman and W. Oosterberg Finding space for water in the Netherlands
  Greppi, M., and M. Niedda Anthropological and climate change effects in the hydrology of the Po valley
  Chowdhury, M.F. Climate change and sea level rise: Bangladesh perspective
Session 8
  Querner, E. Water management measures in two lowland basins to reduce flooding
  Rajic, Milica, Milorad Rajic and D. Stojiljkovic Climatic changes impact on tendency of drought in Vojvodina province
  Tu, M., P.J.M. de Laat, M.J.M.de Wit and S.Uhlenbrook Has the risk of flooding in the Meuse increased due to climate variability and/or land use change?
  Van Vliet, M., and W. van der Knaap Comparing integrated flood management in Britisch Columbia and the Netherlands
Session 9
  Zhou, M., F. Zhang, X. Zhang and H. Jing Soil moisture forecast techniques in water saving irrigation rice field
  Zahraei, S.A., O. Bozorg Haddad, S. Alimohamadi and A. Afshar Optimum layout and operation of pumping system in coastal aquifers, genetic algorithm approach
  Saravanan, S., and B.Sakthivel Grid based rainfall-runoff modeling using remote sensing and GIS
  Stojiljkovic, D., Milica Rajic and Milorad Rajic Hydrochemical zoning of groundwater in Vojvodina province
Session 10  (special session - international learning project)
   Satijn, B.M.C.  International learning, making space for water
Session 11
  Rahman, M.H., and H. Ishiga Arsenic pollution in groundwater of Bangladesh
  Reani, A., S. Prawiranegara, Yatno, Hanafi, Bambang Sunamo and Gunandi Sulfide acid and sedimentation in hydroelectric plant
  Amiri, B., B. Rasouli and A.Kazemi Talkouei System of using drainage water for agriculture in Kashan

Poster presentations

  Farge Jurado, G, and R.X.Hong Current environmental problems and goals for rehabilitation of the urban water environment in Wujiang city, China
  Srivastava, S.K., AL.Ramanathan and R.K.Ranjan Study of groundwater quality in vicinity of selected landfill sites in Delhi, India
  Wang, W., and X. Liu Environment evolution of Lake Wuliangsuhai since 1980 and the measures of ecological restoration