Untertitel:: Nato Science Series: IV:
Herausgeber:: Josef Krecek / Martin Haigh
Verlag:: Springer Netherland
Erschienen:: 28.05.2006
Seitenanzahl:: 347
ISBN:: 1402042280
EAN:: 9781402042287
Format:: eBook
Schutz:: Adobe-DRM
Downloadzeit:: Maximaler Downloadzeitraum: 24 Monate

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Environmental Role of Wetlands in Headwaters

<P>Internationally, the wetlands of headwater and upland regions provide many valuable environmental services. This book moves towards a more comprehensive inventory of the benefits and costs of headwater wetlands. It evaluates the research that tries to understand the tolerances, exchanges, checks and balances within headwater landscapes and the downstream impacts of changes in wetlands. It employs case studies and reviews from 21 nations spanning Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas. It explores the new policy frameworks, changes in land husbandry, new systems for community education, participatory processes and technological interventions required for the effective management of headwater wetlands and the full integration of wetlands (including newly constructed wetlands) into environmental management and planning. In the past, most research dealt with wetlands as isolated features, this book examines wetlands in their watershed management context. </P>