G.H.Ismaylov, A.V.Perminov. Global Water Resources and their Balance, Inventory and Monitoring. Textbook for higher educational institutions – M.: Publishing office FGBOU MGUP, 2013 – 324 pp.

The textbook contains the stuff the course “Global Water Resources and their Balance, Inventory and Monitoring”. Major attention is paid to water reserves on the Earth and detailed consideration of water resources in the Russian Federation. The textbook gives narration on water reserves on the Earth, their distribution among the continents, and the periods of natural renewal of some kinds of natural water. The assessment of global freshwater resources and their distribution are given. General information on the structure of water inventory and monitoring is narrated. Characteristics of the geographical information system (GIS) used by environmental engineers and water professionals are described.