Author: Karel KovarPublisher:
ISBN: 9781901502459
Category : Ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 596
Book Description
Hydrology, Water Resources and Ecology in Headwaters
Author: Karel KovarPublisher:
ISBN: 9781901502459
Category : Ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 596
Book Description
Hydrology, Water Resources and Ecology in Headwaters
Author: Karel KovarFrom Headwaters to the Ocean
Author: Makoto TaniguchiPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 0415472792
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 700
Book Description
The vulnerability of water resources due to climate change and human activities is globally increasing. The phenomenon of hydrological change is complicated because of the combinations and interactions between natural climate fluctuation, global warming and human activities including changes in land utilization. The impact areas of hydrological changes are also not only within the basin, but reach to the ocean through coastal water exchanges. This book presents contributions focused on integrated water management from headwater to the ocean in a time of climate change and increasing population.
Hydrology, water resources and ecology of mountain areas
Author: Ulrike TappeinerPublisher:
ISBN: 9788890024702
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
Environmental Role of Wetlands in Headwaters
Author: Josef KřečekPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9781402042270
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
Publisher Description
Ecosystem Services of Headwater Catchments
Author: Josef KřečekPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319579460
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
This book addresses the evaluation of environmental impacts and services identified in headwaters of different eco-zones around the world. It presents 24 papers selected from contributions to recent meetings of the European Forestry Commission Working Party on the Management of Mountain Watersheds, which is coordinated by the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations). Through its biennial sessions and inter-session activities, the Working Party focuses on the continuous exchange of knowledge and experience between professionals in Europe and other regions of the world confronted with similar issues. The contributions have been updated and peer-reviewed, and the interdisciplinary team of authors includes experts from the fields of geography, hydrology, chemistry, biology, forestry, ecology and socio-economics. The participatory management of headwater catchments in Europe, Africa, America and Asia was the central theme of the articles, which were divided into four sessions: (1) Headwater Environment and Natural Resources, (2) Enhancing Environmental Services in Headwaters, (3) Environmental Services in the Changing World, and (4) New Challenges for Environmental Education and Active Citizenship. The practical applications shown in the book address the multi-resource concept. The book offers a unique and valuable resource for environmentalists, engineers, watershed planners and policymakers alike.
Water Resources Management and the Environment
Author: U. AswathanarayanaPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 9781439834282
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
Addressing the techno-socio-economic challenges involved in the protection, conservation, recycling and equitable utilization of water as an economic good, this text explores the linkages and dynamics of interactions involving water, and includes the following key topic areas: dynamics of interactions involving water; water quality; augmentation and conservation of water resources; wastewater reuse systems; use of water in agriculture; industrial and municipal uses of water; water pollution; economics and management of water supplies; etiology of water-related diseases; climate change impacts on water resources and paradigms of water resource management.
Selected Water Resources Abstracts
Author: Environmental Reconstruction in Headwater Areas
Author: Martin F. BachPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9401141347
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 247
Book Description
These proceedings of a NATO Advanced Research Workshop on "Environmental Reconstruction in Headwater Areas" provide a landmark in the evolution of a distinctive movement, perhaps an emerging new philosophy, within the practice of headwater management. The Headwater Control movement traces its history back to the First International Conference on Headwater Control, Prague, 1989. Throughout this brief history, Headwater Control has remained a typical environment movement 'ad hocracy'. At its meetings, for every convert to the multidisciplinary, integrative, practical, interventionist, and above-all 'green' ideals of the group, there have been several delegates who have found the whole concept both new and slightly incomprehensible. One reason for this has been the Headwater Control practice of trying to bring together scientists, practitioners, policy-makers and non-government environmentalist organisations. The group's larger meetings have always been federal gatherings. Sponsorship has been shared with invited participation from associations representing hydrological science, soil conservation, erosion control, forestry, environmental activism and so forth. These delegations may have included fellow travellers in the work to protect headwater environments, but their main concerns have not necessarily coincided with the Headwater Control group's prescriptions for the environmental regeneration of headwater regions. The Liberec Workshop, whose proceedings are distilled into this volume, provided a first opportunity for the scattered supporters of Headwater Control to talk among themselves and fmd out to what degree there really is a shared vision of the way forward in headwater management, restoration and protection.
Water Resources of Arid Areas
Author: D. StephensonPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 0203023404
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 755
Book Description
With Africa's water resources constantly threatened by an increasing population and the resultant rise in water demand, together with the stresses of water use for various activities, desertification, climate change, and other interventions in the water cycle by man, it is vital that the water resources in arid and semi-arid regions are developed a