| Author | Parvateesam, Kasina |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no. WM-95-16 |
| Subject(s) | Land use
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| Note | A thesis report submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Civil Engineering |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no. WM-95-16 |
| Abstract | Land degradation and stream salinization are two major environmental problems in many parts of the world. These are resulted from extensive clearance of deep rooted vegetation for development such as urbanization and for agriculture etc. These developments resulted in the change in the catchment hydrology. These changes affecting the water resources utilization for the sustainable development. This study predicts the river flows due to change in the land-use pattern in the catchment of P(l) station above Chiang Mai in northern Thailand. For this study, The Large Scale Catchment Model (LASCAM) developed by Center for Water Research, University of Western Australia has been used. Results obtained in this study indicates that when we consider the forest area loss alone, there is an average increase of 28 mm of river basin runoff, 0.75 mm of peak flood and 12 mm of dry season runoff due to 10% decrease of forest cover at the station P(l) above Chiang Mai and there is no indication of decrease of river basin runoff at the station P(l) due to deforestation either in wet season or in dry season. |
| Year | 1995 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. WM-95-16 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Civil Engineering |
| Department | Department of Civil and Infrastucture Engineering (DCIE) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Water Engineering and Management (WM) |
| Chairperson(s) | Tawatchai Tingsanchali; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Ammentrop, H.C.;Onta, Pushpa Raj; |
| Degree | Thesis (M. Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1995 |