Land, Water and Development: Sustainable Management of River Basin Systems

by Malcolm Newson

Overview

This is a fully revised and expanded second edition of Malcolm Newson's acclaimed book. Exploring in greater depth the meaning of sustainability in river basin development this new edition:
* highlights the rapid evolution of practical concepts since the Rio Earth Summit
* features new illustrations and case studies from Australia, South Africa and Israel
* makes the ecosystem model more explicit throughout
* strengthens coverage of the linkages between land and water management.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134732302
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/11/2002
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	464
File size:	55 MB
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About the Author

Malcolm Newson

Table of Contents

1. History of river basin management, 2. Natural river basins: transfer systems, 3. Land and water: interactions, 4. Managing land and water in the developed world: an international survey 5. River basins and development, 6. Technical issues in river basin management, 7. Institu tional issues in river basin management, 8. Sustainable river basin management: issues of the knowledge base, 9. Land and water: towards systems of management in a period of change, Bibliography, Name Index, Subject Index

Editorial Reviews

'The book is written in non-technical language and integrates several disciplines. It is a useful guide to students and professionals in environmental science and hydrology and those interested in the conservation of river catchments.' - Environmental Education and Information Review, Vol 17, No.1 Jan 98

"The strength of this book is its comprehensiveness and its enjoyable written style in which the author's long experience of the issue is reflected. Furthermore, the book urges for an up-to-date ecosystem approach in an integrative manner to cope with the technical and non-technical aspects of modern river basin management" Hydrological Studies No 43/3 1998

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