Land, Water and Development: River Basin Systems and Their Sustainable Management (Routledge Natural Environment-Problems and Management Series) - Hardcover

Newson, Malcolm David

 
9780415057110: Land, Water and Development: River Basin Systems and Their Sustainable Management (Routledge Natural Environment-Problems and Management Series)

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Rivers - channel, floodplain and valley-side - function as total transport systems, transferring water and sediments to the sea. These dynamics follow physical laws yet these laws are given meaning by their context: boundary conditions in a variety of global environments, in a range of scales, and, most critically for management, over different timescales. Naturally, land settlement and developments must impact on water. "Land, Water and Development" describes river basin systems and their management across the world. The book covers hydrological and fluvial geomorphic responses to land use changes, setting these within the broader social and political context. A comprehensive reference and guide to global theory and practice, "Land, Water and Development" should be invaluable to all those concerned for river environments. This book should be of interest to undergraduates, postgraduates, academics and researchers in the fields of environmental geography, development and engineering.

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ISBN 10:  0415080312 ISBN 13:  9780415080316
Verlag: Routledge, 1992
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