Hydrology of the Uk - A Study of Change

Informationen zum Autor Mike Acreman is Head of Low Flows, Ecology and Wetlands at the Institute of Hydrology, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK. Klappentext The Hydrology of the UK assesses the changing hydrology of the UK, focusing on key issues that affect the fundamental hydrological processes and have important implications for water resource management, flood risk and environmental quality. The bookis divided into 3 sections: Section 1 examines the causes of change to the hydrology of the UK, including the impact of climate change, land use and geomorphological change, and dam construction. Section 2 assesses the effects of these pressures on UK rivers, goundwater, lakes, ponds, reservoirs and wetlands, looking at water quality, degradation, pollution and protection. Section 3 examines the responses of goverment organisations responsible for planning and management of water, including Environment Agencies, British Hydrological Society and the growing urgency for a World Hydrology Initiative.Change will continue to be a major feature of UK hydrology in the future. This book provides an understanding of the changing hydrology of the UK and the international scene today and looks to the needs for the future. Zusammenfassung Change will continue to be a major feature of UK hydrology in the future. This book provides an understanding of the changing hydrology of the UK and the international scene today and looks to the needs of the future. Inhaltsverzeichnis Section 1; Climate Change and UK Hydrology; Land Use Change; River Channel Modification in the UK; Causes of Catchment Scale Hydrological Changes; Section 2; River Flows; River water quality; Groundwater; Lakes and ponds; Wetlands; Section 3; Responsibilities and strategies of UK organisations; Planning and managing for the future; Role of the British Hydrological Society; Future UK Hydrological Research

Product details

• Authors: Mike Acreman
• Assisted by: Mike Acreman (Editor), Acreman Mike (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.12.1999
• EAN: 9780415187602
• ISBN: 978-0-415-18760-2
• No. of pages: 336
• Series: Routledge Environmental Management
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Business administration; NATURE / Natural Resources, Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Limnology, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Pollution & threats to the environment, Environmental Management, Limnology (inland waters), Pollution and threats to the environment, Limnology (Freshwater)