Land, water and development : river basin systems and their sustainable management
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Land, water and development : river basin systems and their sustainable management
（The Natural environment : problems and management series）
Routledge, 1992
- : pbk
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Bibliography: p. [321]-340
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
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ISBN 9780415057110
Description
Rivers - channel, floodplain and valley-side - function as total transport systems, transferring water and sediments to the sea. These dynamics follow physical laws yet these laws are given meaning by their context: boundary conditions in a variety of global environments, in a range of scales, and, most critically for management, over different timescales. Naturally, land settlement and developments must impact on water. "Land, Water and Development" describes river basin systems and their management across the world. The book covers hydrological and fluvial geomorphic responses to land use changes, setting these within the broader social and political context. A comprehensive reference and guide to global theory and practice, "Land, Water and Development" should be invaluable to all those concerned for river environments. This book should be of interest to undergraduates, postgraduates, academics and researchers in the fields of environmental geography, development and engineering.
Table of Contents
- History of river basin management
- natural river basin management
- natural river basins - transfer systems
- land and water - interactions
- managing land and water in the developed world - an international survey
- river basins and development
- technical issues in river basin management
- institutional issues in river basin management
- issues of the knowledge base
- land and water - towards systems of management in a period of change.
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: pbk ISBN 9780415080316
Description
Rivers - channel, floodplain and valley-side - function as total transport systems, transferring water and sediments to the sea. These dynamics follow physical laws yet these laws are given meaning by their context: boundary conditions in a variety of global environments, in a range of scales, and, most critically for management, over different timescales. Naturally, land settlement and developments must impact on water. Land, Water and Development describes river basin systems and their management across the world. Highly illustrated, the book covers hydrological and fluvial geomorphic responses to land use changes and sets this within the broader social and political context. A comprehensive reference and guide to global theory and practice, Land, Water and Development should prove invaluable to all those concerned for river environments.
Table of Contents
1. History of River Basin Management. 2. Natural River Basins: Transfer Systems. 3. Land and Water: Interactions. 4. Managing Land and Water in the Developed World: An International Survey. 5. River Basins and Development. 6. Technical Issues in River Basin Management. 7. Institutional Issues in River Basin Management. 8. Issues of Knowledge Base. 9. Land and Water: Towards Systems of Management in a Period of Change.
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