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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      05 October 2013
      16 October 2003
      ISBN:
      9780511841026
      9780521362115
      9780521369800
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511841026
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.682kg, 344 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.564kg, 344 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Earth and Environmental Sciences, Life Sciences, Hydrology, Hydrogeology and Water Resources, Ecology and Conservation
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    Subjects:
    Earth and Environmental Sciences, Life Sciences, Hydrology, Hydrogeology and Water Resources, Ecology and Conservation
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    Successful water management is crucial for the proper operation of natural environmental systems and for the support of human society. These two aspects are interdependent, but decisions about one are often made without regard to effects upon the other. A persistent challenge is to consider them together. This book fully analyzes the relationship between water management, environmental conditions and public policy. It combines a careful review of the character and evolution of water management and evaluates management from the standpoint of the quality of the natural environment. Topics covered include domestic and industrial water supply and waste disposal, groundwater use, river channel and floodplain management, and integrated river basins. The processes of social decision-making are examined against a backdrop of plant-soil-water-ecosystem relationships and ecosystem change. Examples are drawn from around the world, from local watershed management to international river basin planning, with emphasis on integrative approaches.

    Reviews

    '… a concise and erudite primer aimed at helping hydrologists and environmental managers to find a common language to talk about policymaking for rivers, lakes, wetlands and underground water reserves … As befits its distinguished authors, it exudes authority.'

    Source: The Times Higher Education Supplement

    '… a significant contribution to the growing library of water and environment management texts.'

    Source: Geography

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