James L. Jr. Wescoat, Gilbert F. White

Water for Life

Water Management and Environmental Policy

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

To fully analyze the relationship between water management, environmental conditions and public policy, this book reviews the development of water management and evaluates it from the perspective of the quality of the natural environment. Examples are drawn from around the world, and range from local watershed management to international river basin planning, with emphasis placed on integrative approaches. Successful water management is crucial for the proper operation of natural environmental systems and for the support of human society.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 344
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. November 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 712g
• ISBN-13: 9780521362115
• ISBN-10: 0521362113
• Artikelnr.: 21002638

Autorenporträt

James L. Westcoat is a professor of landscape architecture at the University of Illinois.

Inhaltsangabe

List of figures
List of tables
Preface
List of abbreviations
Conversions of selected units of hydrologic measurement
1. Water and life
2. Challenge and opportunity
3. Unfolding recognition of ecosystem change
4. Natural waters
5. Plant-soil-water-ecosystem relationships
6. Groundwater
7. Lakes and wetlands
8. River channels and floodplains
9. Impounded rivers and reservoirs
10. Domestic and industrial water management
11. Decision processes
12. Integrative approaches
Appendix. Guide to internet resources on water and environment
References
Index.