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Informationen zum Autor Philip Boon and Paul Raven are the authors of River Conservation and Management, published by Wiley. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung This book is intended for those with an academic, scientific and practical interest in river conservation and management. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Contributors ix Preface xiii Acknowledgements xix Introduction 1 Revisiting the Case for River Conservation 3 Philip J. Boon Catchment Conservation, Ecosystem Integrity and Threats to River Systems 2 From Channel to Catchment: A 20-Year Journey for River Management in England and Wales 17 Malcolm D. Newson 3 The Rivers and Streams of England and Wales: An Overview of their Physical Character in 2007-2008 and Changes Since 1995-1996 29 Katharine Seager, Lucy Baker, Helena Parsons, Paul J. Raven and Ian P. Vaughan 4 Environmental Flow Allocation as a Practical Aspect of IWRM 45 Jay O'Keeffe 5 Assessing the Hydrological Effects of Forest Plantations in Brazil 59 Walter de Paula Lima, Silvio Frosini de Barros Ferraz, Carolina Bozetti Rodrigues and Maureen Voigtlaender 6 In the Indus Delta it is No More the Mighty Indus 69 Muhammad Zafar Khan and Ghulam Akbar 7 A 20-Year View of Monitoring Ecological Quality in English and Welsh Rivers 79 Ian P. Vaughan and Stephen J. Ormerod 8 Water Quality and Exurbanization in Southern Appalachian Streams 91 Jackson R. Webster, Ernest F. Benfield, Kristen K. Cecala, John F. Chamblee, Carolyn A. Dehring, Ted Gragson, Jeffrey H. Cymerman, C. Rhett Jackson, Jennifer D. Knoepp, David S. Leigh, John C. Maerz, Catherine Pringle and H. Maurice Valett 9 Understanding and Managing Climate Change Effects on River Ecosystems 107 Stephen J. Ormerod and Isabelle Durance ...
