Trevor W Tanton
Associate Professor
Engineering and the Environment
University of Southampton
United Kingdom
Biography
Professor Trevor W Tanton is Emeritus Professor within Engineering and the Environment at the University of Southampton. Professor Trevor Tanton is Professor of Environmental Technology. In recent years he has mainly worked on the management of water resources in the large river basins of the world and water usage for irrigation. Major themes include managing the risks posed by increasing water demand, control of salinity in irrigated soils, and the effects of a changing climate. A number of research projects have been carried out with the objective of identifying improved water resource management options for the Amu and Syr Darya Basins. This work includes development of decision support tools for managing basin water resources; identifying the likely impact of climate change in the Amu Darya Basin; and production of a water management program for the Syr Darya and the North Aral Sea. He has an in depth knowledge of environmental and water resource/irrigation issues of Central Asia.
Research Interest
Water resource management, Remote sensing, Crops, Irrigation, Mercury, Environmental issues, Environmental risk.
