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Author : U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Download or read book Rivers at Risk written by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Friends of the River (Organization)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 7 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (45 download)
Download or read book Rivers at Risk written by Friends of the River (Organization) and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 7 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jurgen Schmandt
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108266258
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (82 download)
Download or read book Sustainability of Engineered Rivers In Arid Lands written by Jurgen Schmandt and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-09-16 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This interdisciplinary volume examines how nine arid or semi-arid river basins with thriving irrigated agriculture are doing now and how they may change between now and mid-century. The rivers studied are the Colorado, Euphrates-Tigris, Jucar, Limarí, Murray-Darling, Nile, Rio Grande, São Francisco, and Yellow. Engineered dams and distribution networks brought large benefits to farmers and cities, but now the water systems face multiple challenges, above all climate change, reservoir siltation, and decreased water flows. Unchecked, they will see reduced food production and endanger the economic livelihood of basin populations. The authors suggest how to respond to these challenges without loss of food production, drinking water, or environmental health. The analysis of the political, hydrological, and environmental conditions within each basin gives policymakers, engineers, and researchers interested in the water/sustainability nexus a better understanding of engineered rivers in arid lands.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (577 download)
Download or read book Rivers at Risk written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Sergi Sabater
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0128118008
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (281 download)
Download or read book Multiple Stressors in River Ecosystems written by Sergi Sabater and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2018-08-30 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Multiple Stressors in River Ecosystems: Status, Impacts and Prospects for the Future provides a comprehensive and current overview on the topic as written by leading river scientists who discuss the relevance of co-occurring stressors for river ecosystems. River ecosystems are subject to multiple stressors that threaten their ecological status and the ecosystem services they provide. This book updates the reader’s knowledge on the response and management of river ecosystems to multi-stress situations occurring under global change. Detailing the risk for biodiversity and functioning in a case-study approach, it provides insight into methodological issues, also including the socioeconomic implications. Presents a case study approach and geographic description on the relevance of multiple stressors on river ecosystems in different biomes Gives a uniquely integrated perspective on different stressors, including their interactions and joint effects, as opposed to the traditional one-by-one approach Compiles state-of-the-art methods and technologies in monitoring, modeling and analyzing river ecosystems under multiple stress conditions
Author : Sandra Postel
Publisher : Island Press
ISBN 13 : 1597267805
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (972 download)
Download or read book Rivers for Life written by Sandra Postel and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2012-06-22 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The conventional approach to river protection has focused on water quality and maintaining some "minimum" flow that was thought necessary to ensure the viability of a river. In recent years, however, scientific research has underscored the idea that the ecological health of a river system depends not on a minimum amount of water at any one time but on the naturally variable quantity and timing of flows throughout the year. In Rivers for Life, leading water experts Sandra Postel and Brian Richter explain why restoring and preserving more natural river flows are key to sustaining freshwater biodiversity and healthy river systems, and describe innovative policies, scientific approaches, and management reforms for achieving those goals. Sandra Postel and Brian Richter: explain the value of healthy rivers to human and ecosystem health; describe the ecological processes that support river ecosystems and how they have been disrupted by dams, diversions, and other alterations; consider the scientific basis for determining how much water a river needs; examine new management paradigms focused on restoring flow patterns and sustaining ecological health; assess the policy options available for managing rivers and other freshwater systems; explore building blocks for better river governance. Sandra Postel and Brian Richter offer case studies of river management from the United States (the San Pedro, Green, and Missouri), Australia (the Brisbane), and South Africa (the Sabie), along with numerous examples of new and innovative policy approaches that are being implemented in those and other countries. Rivers for Life presents a global perspective on the challenges of managing water for people and nature, with a concise yet comprehensive overview of the relevant science, policy, and management issues. It presents exciting and inspirational information for anyone concerned with water policy, planning and management, river conservation, freshwater biodiversity, or related topics.
Author : Luc Mehl
Publisher : Mountaineers Books
ISBN 13 : 1680516035
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (85 download)
Download or read book The Packraft Handbook written by Luc Mehl and published by Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 2022-01-12 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A staple for paddlers.... [The Packraft Handbook has] now become the bible for outdoor recreators taking their inflatable rafts into the backcountry." ― Anchorage Daily News 2021 National Outdoor Book Award Winner in Outdoor Adventure Guides 2022 Banff Mountain Book Competition Guidebook Winner Alaska-based author is a leading expert on wilderness travel Emphasis on skill progression and safety applies to wide range of outdoor water recreation Vibrant illustrations and photos inform and inspire The Packraft Handbook is a comprehensive guide to packrafting, with a strong emphasis on skill progression and safety. Readers will learn to maneuver through river features and open water, mitigate risk with trip planning and boat control, and how to react when things go wrong. Beginners will find everything they need to know to get started--from packraft care to proper paddling position as well as what to wear and how to communicate. Illustrated for visual learners and featuring stunning photography, The Packraft Handbook has something to offer all packrafters and other whitewater sports enthusiasts.
Author : C. M. Wong
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (226 download)
Download or read book World's Top Ten Rivers at Risk written by C. M. Wong and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Echeverria
Publisher : Island Press
ISBN 13 : 9780933280823
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (88 download)
Download or read book Rivers at Risk written by John Echeverria and published by Island Press. This book was released on 1989-11-01 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rivers at Risk is an invaluable handbook that offers a practical understanding of how to influence government decisions about hydropower development on America's rivers.
Author : John Echeverria
Publisher : Island Press
ISBN 13 : 9780933280830
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (88 download)
Download or read book Rivers at Risk written by John Echeverria and published by Island Press. This book was released on 1989-11-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rivers at Risk is an invaluable handbook that offers a practical understanding of how to influence government decisions about hydropower development on America's rivers.
Author : New Zealand. Commission for the Environment
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 12 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (153 download)
Download or read book Rivers at Risk written by New Zealand. Commission for the Environment and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Tim Palmer
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 9780742531413
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (314 download)
Download or read book Endangered Rivers and the Conservation Movement written by Tim Palmer and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2004 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A dam proposal sparked the first great conservation battle in the United States when John Muir fought to safeguard Hetch Hetchy Valley in Yosemite National Park. Since then, people have worked to preserve free-flowing rivers from Florida to Alaska, and in doing so, they have changed the way natural resources are managed in America. In Endangered Rivers, Tim Palmer traces the growth of this movement and he chronicles the development of a national consciousness that values our rivers as lifelines for wildlife, fisheries, parks, wilderness, recreation, and communities. Based on careful research and hundreds of interviews, Palmer's information-packed narrative is regarded as a classic in the field of conservation. The first edition of this book is now updated and includes two new chapters that chart the course of conservation during the past twenty years and explore how the movement to protect rivers will likely change in the twenty-first century. This book will fascinate all who care about rivers and it will engage those who seek to understand environmental history, resources management, and the evolution of government programs in response to people's changing needs.
Author : U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (298 download)
Download or read book Rivers at Risk written by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Angela Arthington
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520953452
Total Pages : 422 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (29 download)
Download or read book Environmental Flows written by Angela Arthington and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2012-10-15 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Environmental Flows describes the timing, quality, and quantity of water flows required to sustain freshwater and estuarine ecosystems and the human well-being and livelihoods that depend upon them. It answers crucial questions about the flow of water within and between different kinds of ecosystems. What happens when the flow or the availability of water is curtailed or diverted, either naturally or by human activity? How will climate change alter the availability of water and impact aquatic ecosystems? Methodological developments from the simplest hydrological formulas to large-scale frameworks that inform water management make this book a must-read for water managers and freshwater and estuarine ecologists contending with ever-changing conditions influencing the flow of water.
Author : Rani Iyer
Publisher : Endangered Earth
ISBN 13 : 1474792510
Total Pages : 33 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (747 download)
Download or read book Endangered Rivers written by Rani Iyer and published by Endangered Earth. This book was released on 2020-06-25 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 9780309045346
Total Pages : 580 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (453 download)
Download or read book Restoration of Aquatic Ecosystems written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1992-01-01 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aldo Leopold, father of the "land ethic," once said, "The time has come for science to busy itself with the earth itself. The first step is to reconstruct a sample of what we had to begin with." The concept he expressedâ€"restorationâ€"is defined in this comprehensive new volume that examines the prospects for repairing the damage society has done to the nation's aquatic resources: lakes, rivers and streams, and wetlands. Restoration of Aquatic Ecosystems outlines a national strategy for aquatic restoration, with practical recommendations, and features case studies of aquatic restoration activities around the country. The committee examines: Key concepts and techniques used in restoration. Common factors in successful restoration efforts. Threats to the health of the nation's aquatic ecosystems. Approaches to evaluation before, during, and after a restoration project. The emerging specialties of restoration and landscape ecology.
Author : Rani Iyer
Publisher : Capstone
ISBN 13 : 1543538525
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (435 download)
Download or read book Endangered Rivers written by Rani Iyer and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2017-12-11 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rivers are an important part of the Earth. They are home to a variety of life, and humans have come to depend on them for food and transportation. But the actions of humans are harming these important ecosystems. Why do humans need to protect rivers? What can every person do to help protect the important resources rivers provide? Endangered Rivers answers these questions by engaging readers with lively text, graphic features, and stunning photography. Readers will discover why rivers matter to them and the part they can play in protecting them.
