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

You are invited to submit high-quality papers on the following areas:
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