Land, water, and development : sustainable management of river basin systems / Malcolm Newson.

By:

Newson, Malcolm David

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London ; New York : Routledge, 1997.Edition: 2nd edDescription: 1 online resource (xxxv, 423 pages) : illustrations, mapsContent type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

0203443527
9780203443521
9780415155069
0415155061
9780415155076
041515507X
0203751760
9780203751763
1280318317
9781280318313
9786610318315
661031831X
1134732309
9781134732302
1134732317
9781134732319

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Land, water, and development.DDC classification:

333.91/15 21

LOC classification:

TC409 .N49 1997eb

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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. Institutional 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.

Summary: 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.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 374-407)-and indexes.

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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.