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Record Nr.

UNIBAS000030304

Titolo

Mountains:sources of water, sources of knowledge / edited by Ellen Wiegandt

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Dordrecht : Springer, 2008

ISBN

978-1-4020-6747-1

Descrizione fisica

IX, 384 p. : ill. ; 24 cm

Collana

Advances in global change research ; 31

Disciplina

333.9104

627

Soggetti

Acque sorgive - Utilizzazione

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

Addresses the major challenges in assuring globally sustainable water use. This title examines critical contemporary and global issues through the lens of global change processes and with a focus on mountain regions.

This book addresses the major challenges in assuring globally sustainable water use. It examines critical contemporary and global issues through the lens of global change processes and with a focus on mountain regions. In doing so, it aims to bring state-of-the-art science from numerous disciplines to bear on important environmental and policy questions related to water resources. The volume will be a boon to a range of readers, from environmental scientists to hydrologists.