River basin management in the twenty-first century : understanding people and place /
The mid-latitude regions of the world are those with the greatest development of agriculture industry, and with burgeoning demands on natural resources. Management of the rivers and the surrounding landscape is one of the important tasks for today and for the foreseeable future. Lessons learned from...
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| Other Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Boca Raton, FL :
CRC Press/Taylor and Francis Group,
2014
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | The mid-latitude regions of the world are those with the greatest development of agriculture industry, and with burgeoning demands on natural resources. Management of the rivers and the surrounding landscape is one of the important tasks for today and for the foreseeable future. Lessons learned from centuries of management (and mismanagement) have been distilled into principles and practices which form the subject matter for this book. It provides both a global perspective and an entrée to the special problems associated with management of transboundary rivers. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxviii, 535 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781466579637 1466579633 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
