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The Nile - Origin, Environments, Limnology and Human Use (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2009. Corr. 2nd printing 2009)
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The Nile - Origin, Environments, Limnology and Human Use (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2009. Corr. 2nd printing 2009)
Series: Monographiae Biologicae, 89
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What have we learnt about the Nile since the mid-1970s, the moment
when Julian Rzoska decided that the time had come to publish a
comprehensive volume about the biology, and the geological and
cultural history of that great river? And what changes have
meanwhile occurred in the basin? The human popu- tion has more than
doubled, especially in Egypt, but also in East Africa. Locally,
industrial development has taken place, and the Aswan High Dam was
clearly not the last major infrastructure work that was carried
out. More dams have been built, and some water diversions, like the
Toshka lakes, have created new expanses of water in the middle of
the Sahara desert. What are the effects of all this on the ec- ogy
and economy of the Basin? That is what the present book sets out to
explore, 33 years after the publi- tion of "The Nile: Biology of an
Ancient River". Thirty-seven authors have taken up the challenge,
and have written the "new" book. They come from 13 different
countries, and 15 among them represent the largest Nilotic states
(Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, and Kenya). Julian Rzoska died in
1984, and most of the - authors of his book have now either
disappeared or retired from research. Only Jack Talling and Samir
Ghabbour were still available to participate again.
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