Water for Life - Water Management and Environmental Policy

Informationen zum Autor 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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.

Product details

• Authors: James L. Wescoat, James L. Jr. Wescoat, James L. White Wescoat, Jr Wescoat, James L. Wescoat Jr, Gilbert F. White
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.10.2003
• EAN: 9780521362115
• ISBN: 978-0-521-36211-5
• No. of pages: 344
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > General, dictionaries; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Sustainable Development, Sustainability, NATURE / Natural Resources, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General, Applied ecology, environmental science, engineering & technology, Environmental Management, Ecological science, the Biosphere, Environmental science, engineering and technology