01243aam 2200373I 450 991070957940332120151026032102.0GOVPUB-C13-04f61a39f131423e7ff4eb3f84aa5e96(CKB)5470000002479204(OCoLC)926731575(EXLCZ)99547000000247920420151026d1933 ua 0engrdacontentrdamediardacarrierStandards yearbook 1933 /George K. BurgessGaithersburg, MD :U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology,1933.1 online resourceBureau of Standards miscellaneous publication ;1391933.Contributed record: Metadata reviewed, not verified. Some fields updated by batch processes.Title from PDF title page.Includes bibliographical references.Burgess George K6841Burgess George K6841United States.National Bureau of Standards.NBSNBSGPOBOOK9910709579403321Standards yearbook 19333505210UNINA03604nam 22005774a 450 991096149600332120251116204433.01-59726-780-51-4175-3881-3(CKB)1000000000448788(OCoLC)56415994(CaPaEBR)ebrary10196541(SSID)ssj0000238791(PQKBManifestationID)12049286(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000238791(PQKBWorkID)10253351(PQKB)10999228(MiAaPQ)EBC3317441(Au-PeEL)EBL3317441(CaPaEBR)ebr10196541(EXLCZ)99100000000044878820030312d2003 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrRivers for life managing water for people and nature /Sandra Postel and Brian Richter1st ed.Washington Island Pressc20031 online resource (266 p.)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph1-55963-444-8 1-55963-443-X Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-240).Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Ch 1: Where Have All the Rivers Gone? -- Why We Need Healthy Rivers -- The Disruption of Natural Flows -- Freshwater Life at Risk -- A Conceptual View for Balancing Human and Ecosystem Water Needs -- Ch 2: How Much Water Does a River Need? -- The Evolution of a New River Management Paradigm -- Flow Prescriptions Aimed at Ecological Health -- Setting Ecological Goals -- Learning By Doing -- Rebuilding a River's Natural Flow Patterns -- Lessons from the Colorado Pikeminnow -- Ch 3: The Policy Toolbox -- Allocating Water for Ecosystme Support -- South Africa Pioneers the Water "Reserve -- Australia Overhauls Water Policy and Tries a "Cap -- U.S. Policy Lacks Focus on Ecological Health -- Economic Tools for Securing River Flows -- Ethics in River Policy -- Ch 4: Down to the River -- A Comebacj Chance for the Missouri? -- Resotring the Brisbane River of Australia's Gold Coast -- Groundwater Pumping and the Future of the San Pedro -- Flows for Shrimp in the Tropical Rio Espiritu Santo -- Reducing Impacts of Federal Dams on Kentucky's Green River -- Sharing the Waters of South Africa's Sabie RIver -- Ch 5: Building Blocks for Better River Governance -- Capturing the Value of Ecosystem Services -- Lessons From the World Commission on Dams -- Bottom-up Governance Gets a Try -- River Basin Commissions Work "Outside the Box -- Sparks of Leadership -- Ch 6: Epilogue: Can We Save Earth's Rivers? -- Notes -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Chapter 6 -- Bibliography -- About the Authors -- Index.The conventional approach to river protection has focused on water quality and maintaining some "minimum" flow that was thought necessary to ensure the viability of a river.In recent years, however, scientific research has underscored the idea that the ecological health of a river system depends not on a minimum amount of water at any one time.Stream conservationEcosystem managementStream conservation.Ecosystem management.333.91/6216Postel Sandra136244Richter Brian D987970MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910961496003321Rivers for life4458557UNINA