Managing the ecosystem / edited by B. Nath ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Nath, Bhaskar.

Series:

Environmental management in practice ; v. 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental management.

Environmental sciences.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (321 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Volume 3: Managing the Ecosystem focuses on those ecosystems in which human intervention has been or continues to be predominant, specifically within cities and rural areas.

Contents:

Cover; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENTIN PRACTICE: VOLUME 3; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of boxes; Notes on contributors; Preface and acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; List of units; INTRODUCTION; 1 COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS; Summary; Academic objectives; The need for coastal zone management (CZM); The beach as a system; Coastal cells as the basis for CZM; The problem posed by human intervention on the beach; Coming to terms with processes structuring the coast; Coastal protection: the problematic front line of CZM

Coastal management approachesConclusions; References; Suggested reading; Self-assessment questions; 2 COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS: INTEGRATED COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; Summary; Academic objectives; Background; Key elements of ICZM; Conclusions; References; Suggested reading; Self-assessment questions; 3 RIVER AND INLAND WATER ENVIRONMENTS; Summary; Academic objectives; Rivers; Upland rivers; Lowland rivers; The political dimension of river management; Lakes; Managing rivers and lakes; References; Suggested reading; Acknowledgements; Self-assessment questions; 4 WETLANDS; Summary; Academic objectives

IntroductionDefinition and classification; Functions, values and benefits; Adverse effects of wetland alteration; Environmental management; Policy guidelines; Conclusions; References; Suggested reading; Self-assessment questions; 5 UPLAND AND MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENTS; Summary; Academic objectives; Introduction; Limitations and opportunities for use; Agriculture in the uplands; Forestry; Other economic activity; Recreation; Hazards; Conclusions; References; Suggested reading; Self-assessment questions; 6 SAVANNAS; Summary; Academic objectives; Introduction; Determining elements of savannas

Use and management of savannas, past and presentResearch; Restoration, management and recovery goals-a model for temperate North American oak savannas; Recent developments; Conclusions; References; Suggested reading; Self-assessment questions; 7 DESERT MARGINS: THE PROBLEM OF DESERTIFICATION; Summary; Academic objectives; Nature of the problem; Sowing the seeds; Tipping the balance: drought as a trigger mechanism; Reaping the harvest: causes of desertification; Management of desertification; Increasing doubt and future directions; References; Suggested reading; Self-assessment questions

8 TROPICAL FOREST ECOSYSTEMSSummary; Academic objectives; Ecology of tropical rain forests; Managing tropical forests; Conclusions; References; Suggested reading; Self-assessment questions; 9 WILDERNESS MANAGEMENT; Summary; Academic objectives; Introduction; Definitions of some categories of protected areas in the world; Characteristics of wilderness and other protected areas; Pressures and hazards to wilderness and other protected areas; Wilderness management; Conclusions; References; Suggested reading; Self-assessment questions; 10 RURAL ENVIRONMENTS; Summary; Academic objectives

Definition of rural areas and rural environments

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-134-66048-0

1-134-66049-9

1-280-33412-6

0-203-01436-7

0-203-17027-X

9780203014363

OCLC:

808014359