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Integrated watershed management : connecting people to their land and water / H. M. Gregersen, Peter F. Ffolliott, Kenneth N. Brooks.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gregersen, H. M.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Conservation of Natural Resources.
- Land use.
- Water quality management.
- Watershed management.
- Conservation of natural resources.
- Local Subjects:
- Conservation of Natural Resources.
- Land use.
- Water quality management.
- Watershed management.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiii, 201 pages) : illustrations (some color)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Wallingford : CABI, 2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Land and water management is especially critical as the use of upstream watersheds can drastically affect large numbers of people living in downstream watersheds. This work examines the institutional and technical context for managing watersheds and river basins, including the involvement of both the public and private sectors.
- Contents:
- Contents; Preface and Overview; 1. Challenges and Opportunities; 2. Land Use, Watershed Management and Cumulative Effects; 3. Institutional Context; 4. Planning and Policy Making; 5. Hydrologic Processes and Technical Aspects; 6. Monitoring and Evaluation to Improve Performance; 7. Research, Training, Information and Technology Transfer; 8. Adaptive, Integrated Management of Watersheds: Concluding Thoughts; Annexes; References; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- ISBN:
- 1-281-06038-0
- 9786611060381
- 1-84593-421-0
- OCLC:
- 316340132
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