Perspectives on Environmental Management and Technology in Asian River Basins

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Higgitt, David (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2012.
• Σειρά: SpringerBriefs in Geography
• Θέματα: Environment.; Environmental management.; Physical geography.; Nature conservation.; Water pollution.; Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution.; Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management.; Nature Conservation.; Physical Geography.

Asian river basins are undergoing rapid transformation.  This volume considers the implications of the environmental change-development nexus for water management, river health and hazard awareness.  As Biswas and Tortajada (2011) have recently commented, water management in Asia will likely change...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1. Environmental Management and Technology in Asian River Basins
• 2. Environmental Science and Management in a Changing World
• 3. River Hardware and Software: Perspectives on National Interest and Water Governance in the Mekong River Basin
• 4. Evolutionary Technologies in Knowledge-Based Management of Water Resources: Perspectives from South Asian Case Studies
• 5. Surface Runoff and Sediment Yields from Tropical Volcanic Upland Watersheds as Influenced by Climatic, Geological and Land-use Factors
• 6. Ecological Protection and Restoration in Sanjiangyuan Natural Reserve, Qinghai Province, China
• Index.