Autore |
Postel Sandra
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Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa |
Washington, : Island Press, c2003
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Descrizione fisica |
1 online resource (266 p.)
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Disciplina |
333.91/6216
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Altri autori (Persone) |
RichterBrian D
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Soggetto topico |
Stream conservation
Ecosystem management
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ISBN |
1-59726-780-5
1-4175-3881-3
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione |
eng
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Nota di contenuto |
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.
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Record Nr. | UNINA-9910812113103321 |