Abstract: Levee setback (location) and height are important issues in flood levee system design and modification. This paper derives an economic-engineering theory of the optimal trade-off of levee setback for height both for original ...

Abstract: Water shortage and salinization are the main challenges confronted by irrigated agriculture in semiarid and arid regions. As one of the top-three largest irrigation districts in China, the Hetao Irrigation District faces ...

Abstract: Basin-wide cooperation is an approach to resolve water disputes and improve the resilience of transboundary river basins to extreme droughts under climate change. However, the effectiveness of cooperation among various ...