Foreword; Part I. Introduction: Part II. Humid Tropics Setting: 2. Climate
and rainfall variability in the humid tropics; 3. Operational hydrology
problems in the humid tropics; 4. The problems of the humid tropics -
opportunities for reassessment of hydrological methodology; Part III.
Regional Hydrology: 5. Hydrology in humid tropical Asia; 6. Hydrology and
water resources of humid Northern Australia and Papua New Guinea; 7.
Hydrology and water resources of tropical Latin America and the Caribbean;
8. Amazonian rainfall and its variability; 9. Regional hydrology and water
resources in the African humid tropics; 10. Review of hydrology and water
resources of humid tropical islands; Part IV. Physical Processes: 11.
Recent scientific developments and research needs in the hydrological
processes of the humid tropics; 12. Groundwater systems with reference to
the humid tropics; 13. Perspective on the hydrology and water resource
management of natural freshwater wetlands and lakes in the humid tropics;
14. Erosion and sedimentation; 15. Water quality issues in the humid
tropics; 16. Ecological characteristics of tropical fresh waters: an
outline; Part V. Physical Processes - Human Uses: The Interface: 17.
Challenges in agriculture and forest hydrology in the humid tropics; 18.
The impact of land-use change on water resources in the humid tropics: an
Australian view of the scientific issues; 19. Urban water management
problems in the humid tropics: some technical and non-technical
considerations; 20. The management of water resources, development and
human health in the humid tropics; 21. Water supply and health in the humid
tropics with particular reference to rural areas; Part VI. Management
Issues: 22. Water resource management; 23. Water management issues:
population, agriculture and forests - a focus on watershed management; 24.
Urban water resources in the humid tropics: an overview of the ASEAN
region; 25. An ecological and environmental approach to urban water
problems in the humid tropics; 26. Rethinking urban water supply and
sanitation strategy in developing countries in the humid tropics: lessons
from the International Water Decade; 27. Water resource management issues
in the humid tropics; Part VII. Appendices; Index.
