Sustaining River Ecosystems and Water Resources

• Main Author: Wohl, Ellen (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science,
• Subjects: Marine sciences.; Freshwater.; Hydrology.; Ecosystems.; Geomorphology.; Environmental management.; Sustainable development.; Marine & Freshwater Sciences.; Hydrology/Water Resources.; Environmental Management.; Sustainable Development.

This work is designed to broaden the scope with which many people regard a river. Rivers are commonly regarded from a very simplistic perspective as conduits for downstream flows of water. In this context, it may be considered acceptable and necessary to engineer the channel to either facilitate suc...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter1. Introduction
• Chapter2. Rivers as Ecosystems
• Chapter3. Human Alterations of Rivers
• Chapter4. Toward Sustainable Rivers and Water Resources.