River Conservation and Management - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook River Conservation and Management write by Philip Boon. This book was released on 2012-02-10. River Conservation and Management available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book is intended for those with an academic, scientific and practical interest in river conservation and management. It provides an overview of how changes in legislation, policies, institutional responsibilities, science, technology, practical techniques and public perception have influenced how rivers have been managed over the past 20 years and the challenges that lie ahead during the next 20 years. The book is based on the international conference River Conservation and Management:20 Years On held at York. Thirty-one chapters, with contributions from North and South America, Europe, Asia and Australasia provide a wide-ranging perspective on this complex but profoundly important subject. Following an introduction that chronicles the most important contextual changes, the book is organized into four broad topics: Catchment management, ecosystem integrity and the threats to river ecosystems – this covers progress on understanding and addressing the pressures affecting rivers, many of which will be amplified by climate change and increasing human demands for water; Methods and approaches – illustrating some recent techniques that have been developed to assess condition and conservation status across different types of river; Recovery and rehabilitation – providing an insight into the principles, practice, public involvement and institutional networks that support and make improvements to modified river reaches; Integrating nature conservation into wider river management –demonstrating the importance of integrated planning, involvement of local communities and the use of adaptive management in achieving multiple environmental and economic benefits along rivers used for different purposes. The final chapter discusses the challenges faced in dealing with an uncertain future. More than 1200 different references and numerous web-site citations provide the reader with an invaluable source of knowledge on the subject area.
Strategies for Restoring River Ecosystems
Strategies for Restoring River Ecosystems - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Strategies for Restoring River Ecosystems write by R. C. Wissmar. This book was released on 2003. Strategies for Restoring River Ecosystems available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Fisheries and natural resource managers and policymakers need more efficient procedures for identifying sources of variability in ecosystems (natural and managed) and assessing uncertainties of managing and making decisions for developing and implementing river restoration strategies. This book seeks to integrate perspectives on variability of physical and biological functions and concepts of uncertainty in natural and managed systems, into strategies for renewing and conserving river ecosystems. The book explores approaches to understanding and communicating the processes contributing to the variability of different types of river systems, and to assessing major sources of uncertainty in natural and managed river ecosystems.
Rivers for Life
Rivers for Life - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Rivers for Life write by Sandra Postel. This book was released on 2012-06-22. Rivers for Life available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The conventional approach to river protection has focused on water quality and maintaining some "minimum" flow that was thought necessary to ensure the viability of a river. In recent years, however, scientific research has underscored the idea that the ecological health of a river system depends not on a minimum amount of water at any one time but on the naturally variable quantity and timing of flows throughout the year. In Rivers for Life, leading water experts Sandra Postel and Brian Richter explain why restoring and preserving more natural river flows are key to sustaining freshwater biodiversity and healthy river systems, and describe innovative policies, scientific approaches, and management reforms for achieving those goals. Sandra Postel and Brian Richter: explain the value of healthy rivers to human and ecosystem health; describe the ecological processes that support river ecosystems and how they have been disrupted by dams, diversions, and other alterations; consider the scientific basis for determining how much water a river needs; examine new management paradigms focused on restoring flow patterns and sustaining ecological health; assess the policy options available for managing rivers and other freshwater systems; explore building blocks for better river governance. Sandra Postel and Brian Richter offer case studies of river management from the United States (the San Pedro, Green, and Missouri), Australia (the Brisbane), and South Africa (the Sabie), along with numerous examples of new and innovative policy approaches that are being implemented in those and other countries. Rivers for Life presents a global perspective on the challenges of managing water for people and nature, with a concise yet comprehensive overview of the relevant science, policy, and management issues. It presents exciting and inspirational information for anyone concerned with water policy, planning and management, river conservation, freshwater biodiversity, or related topics.
River Conservation: Challenges and Opportunities
River Conservation: Challenges and Opportunities - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook River Conservation: Challenges and Opportunities write by Sergi Sabater. This book was released on 2013. River Conservation: Challenges and Opportunities available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
River restoration: a strategic approach to planning and management
River restoration: a strategic approach to planning and management - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook River restoration: a strategic approach to planning and management write by Speed, Robert. This book was released on 2016-09-19. River restoration: a strategic approach to planning and management available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
