Land, Water and Development
River Basin Systems and Their Sustainable Management
Malcolm D. Newson(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
Published on 3. September 1992
Book
Paperback/Softback
384 pages
978-0-415-08031-6 (ISBN)
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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.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
illustrations, 16 b&w photographs, 104 line drawings
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-415-08031-6 (9780415080316)
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Book
09/1997
2nd Edition
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€63.33
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Content
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.