Urban Water Engineering and Management

Mohammad Karamouz is a professor at the University of Tehran and a licensed professional engineer in the State of New York. He is an internationally known water resource engineer and consultant to both private and public agencies such as UNESCO and the World Bank. He is the former dean of engineering at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. He is also a fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and a diplomat of the American Academy of Water Resources Engineers. He received his BS in civil engineering from Shiraz University, his MS in water resources and environmental engineering from George Washington University, and his PhD in hydraulics and systems engineering from Purdue University. Among many professional positions and achievements, he also serves on a number of task committees for the ASCE. In his academic career spanning 35 years, he has held positions as a tenured professor at Pratt Institute (Schools of Engineering and Architecture in Brooklyn), at Polytechnic University in Brooklyn, and at Tehran Polytechnic in Iran. He was a visiting professor in the Department of Hydrology and Water Resources at the University of Arizona, Tucson, 2000-2003, and a research professor and director of the Environmental Engineering Program at the Polytechnic Institute of NYU, 2009-2014. He was also the founder and former president of Arch Construction and Consulting Co. Inc. in New York City in 1986 for over 10 years. This company was the leading planning firm in Queens, NY, during that time and was engaged in a major capacity building among young engineers and architects. His teaching and research interests include integrated water resource planning and management, flood-resilient cities, groundwater and surface water hydrology and pollution, systems analysis and design, urban environmental system management, DEM and satellite data error analysis and downscaling, environmental visualization including image processing, pattern recognition, and data assimilation.

He has more than 350 research and scientific publications, books, and book chapters to his credit, including five textbooks: Water Resources System Analysis published by Lewis Publishers in 2003, Urban Water Engineering and Management (2010), Hydrology & Hydroclimatology (2012), Groundwater Hydrology (1st ed. 2011 and 2nd ed. 2020), and Water Systems Analysis, Design, and Planning: Urban Infrastructure (2022) published by CRC Press. He also co-authored a book entitled Urban Water Cycle Processes and Interactions published by Taylor & Francis Group in 2008 and was the editor of the book entitled Livable Cities of the Future (2014) published in collaboration with the National Academy of Engineers (NAE) by the National Academies Press in Washington, DC.

He serves internationally as a consultant to both private and governmental agencies, such as UNESCO and the World Bank. In 2017, he received the Distinguished Researcher of the Year award from the University of Tehran. He is the recipient of the 2013 ASCE Service to the Profession, 2018 ASCE Arid Land Hydraulic Engineering, and 2022 ASCE Julian Hinds awards.

During my academic career as a professor and in conviction of my personal life, I have received help and encouragement from so many people that it is not possible to name them all. To all of you, I express my deepest gratitude. There were a few including some colleagues who have tried to stop or discourage me. I am grateful to them too because without them, I could not be so determined to improvise. Books are companions along the journey of learning, and I hope that despite AI interventions, you will be able to use this book in your own exploration of the field of urban water engineering and planning. Have a wonderful journey.

Ali Moridi is an esteemed associate professor at Shahid Beheshti University renowned for his expertise in environmental engineering and management. With an extensive background in the field, Dr. Moridi has held key positions such as Former Manager of the Water and Soil Conservation Office at the Iran Department of Environment (DOE) and the Dean of Water, Wastewater, and Environmental Engineering at the Civil, Water, and Environmental Engineering Faculty. He obtained his Bachelor of Science in civil engineering and Master of Science in water resources management from the Sharif University of Technology and his PhD in water resources management from AmirKabir University (Tehran Polytechnic). He is an active member of professional associations including the Iranian Value Engineering and Iranian Water Resources Management organizations. His academic pursuits and research interests encompass a wide range of topics including sustainable development, climate change adaptation, renewable energy, integrated water resources planning and management, integrated flood management, groundwater hydrology and pollution, water quality modeling and management, decision support systems, economic and financial analysis, and the conjunctive use of surface and groundwater.

He has published over 70 research papers and scientific publications, including a significant contribution as an author of the textbook Urban Water Engineering and Management (2010) published by CRC Press. His dedication to advancing environmental engineering and management has established him as a leading figure in the field both nationally and internationally.