LEADER 03241nam 22005654a 450 001 9910812113103321 005 20240416171710.0 010 $a1-59726-780-5 010 $a1-4175-3881-3 035 $a(CKB)1000000000448788 035 $a(OCoLC)56415994 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10196541 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000238791 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12049286 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000238791 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10253351 035 $a(PQKB)10999228 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3317441 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3317441 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10196541 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000448788 100 $a20030312d2003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aRivers for life $emanaging water for people and nature /$fSandra Postel and Brian Richter 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aWashington $cIsland Press$dc2003 215 $a1 online resource (266 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a1-55963-444-8 311 $a1-55963-443-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [227]-240). 327 $aIntro -- 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. 606 $aStream conservation 606 $aEcosystem management 615 0$aStream conservation. 615 0$aEcosystem management. 676 $a333.91/6216 700 $aPostel$b Sandra$0136244 701 $aRichter$b Brian D$0987970 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910812113103321 996 $aRivers for life$94116578 997 $aUNINA