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oapen-20.500.12657-464142022-04-26T11:21:12Z Rivers and Society Cooper, Malcolm Chakraborty, Abhik Chakraborty, Shamik Abhik Chakraborty Alesia Maltz Andrea Farminer Dean P. Good Eagle Fox darling Eveline R. de Smalen environmental environments flow Graeme Evans heritage Jeremy S. Eades Kazem Vafadari Mehrizi Lucigleide Nery Nascimento murray Ronnie Mckenzie resources riverine Shamik Chakraborty Sharanya Sethuram system T.S. McMillin Valerie Behiery water bic Book Industry Communication::R Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning::RG Geography::RGC Human geography Rivers and their watersheds constitute some of the most dynamic and complex landscapes. Rivers have sustained human communities, and human societies have utilized and altered river flows in a number of ways for millennia. However, the level of human impact on rivers, and on watershed environments, has become acute during the last hundred years or so. This book brings together empirical research and theoretical perspectives on the changing conditions of a range of river basin environments in the contemporary world, including the history and culture of local societies living in these river basins. It provides theoretical insights on the patterns and nature of the interaction between rivers and their use by human communities. The chapters are written from a variety of positions, including environmental science, hydrology, human ecology, urban studies, water management, historical geography, cultural anthropology and tourism studies. The case studies span different geographical regions, providing valuable insight on the multifaceted interactions between rivers and our societies, and on the changing riverscapes in different parts of the world. Specific detailed examples are included from Australia, Brazil, France, India, Iran, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, South Africa, UK and USA. 2021-02-02T14:39:05Z 2021-02-02T14:39:05Z 2018 book ONIX_20210202_9781317396123_22 9781315680088 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/46414 eng Earthscan Studies in Water Resource Management Taylor & Francis Routledge 10.9774/gleaf.9781315680088 10.9774/gleaf.9781315680088 7b3c7b10-5b1e-40b3-860e-c6dd5197f0bb 493ec0c4-e04e-47ee-baf6-d08114f19b1c 493ec0c4-e04e-47ee-baf6-d08114f19b1c 9781315680088 Routledge 272 open access
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Rivers and their watersheds constitute some of the most dynamic and complex landscapes. Rivers have sustained human communities, and human societies have utilized and altered river flows in a number of ways for millennia. However, the level of human impact on rivers, and on watershed environments, has become acute during the last hundred years or so. This book brings together empirical research and theoretical perspectives on the changing conditions of a range of river basin environments in the contemporary world, including the history and culture of local societies living in these river basins. It provides theoretical insights on the patterns and nature of the interaction between rivers and their use by human communities. The chapters are written from a variety of positions, including environmental science, hydrology, human ecology, urban studies, water management, historical geography, cultural anthropology and tourism studies. The case studies span different geographical regions, providing valuable insight on the multifaceted interactions between rivers and our societies, and on the changing riverscapes in different parts of the world. Specific detailed examples are included from Australia, Brazil, France, India, Iran, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, South Africa, UK and USA.
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