Synopses & Reviews
To fully analyze the relationship between water management, environmental conditions and public policy, this book reviews the development of water management and evaluates it from the perspective of the quality of the natural environment. Examples are drawn from around the world, and range from local watershed management to international river basin planning, with emphasis placed on integrative approaches. Successful water management is crucial for the proper operation of natural environmental systems and for the support of human society.
Review
"This is an excellent reference for environmentalists, scholars and water management officials." Santa Fe New Mexican, Phaedra Greenwood
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"...highly recommend[ed]..." Journal of American Water Resources Association, Donald E. Agthe
Synopsis
Successful water management is crucial for the proper operation of natural environmental systems and for the support of human society. This book fully analyzes the relationship between water management, environmental conditions and public policy. Examples are drawn from around the world, with emphasis on integrative approaches.
Synopsis
An analysis of the relationship between water management, environmental conditions and public policy.
About the Author
James L. Westcoat is a professor of landscape architecture at the University of Illinois.Gilbert F. White is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of geography at the University of Colorado, Boulder.
Table of Contents
List of figures; List of tables; Preface; List of abbreviations; Conversions of selected units of hydrologic measurement; 1. Water and life; 2. Challenge and opportunity; 3. Unfolding recognition of ecosystem change; 4. Natural waters; 5. Plant-soil-water-ecosystem relationships; 6. Groundwater; 7. Lakes and wetlands; 8. River channels and floodplains; 9. Impounded rivers and reservoirs; 10. Domestic and industrial water management; 11. Decision processes; 12. Integrative approaches; Appendix. Guide to internet resources on water and environment; References; Index.