|
Books > Professional & Technical > Environmental engineering & technology > Environmental monitoring
|
Buy Now
Sustainable Use and Development of Watersheds (Paperback, 2008 ed.)
Loot Price: R8,553
Discovery Miles 85 530
|
|
|
Sustainable Use and Development of Watersheds (Paperback, 2008 ed.)
Series: NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security
Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days
|
John Wesley Powell, U.S. scientist and geographer, put it best when
he said that a watershed is: ...that area of land, a bounded
hydrologic system, within which all living things are inextricably
linked by their common water course and where, as humans settled,
simple logic demanded that they become part of a community.
Watersheds come in all shapes and sizes. They cross sectorial
boundaries (e.g. county, state/province, and country). No matter
where you are, you are in a watershed! World-wide, watersheds
supply drinking water, provide r- reation and respite, and sustain
life. Watersheds are rich in natural capital, producing goods
(agriculture and fisheries products) and services (industry and
technology) for broad geographic areas. In many countries, at the
base of watersheds where tributaries empty into large water-bodies
(e.g. estuaries, seas, oceans) are centers of society and are
typically densely populated areas. These areas serve as
concentrated centers of the socio-economic system. They also are
centers of domestic and international trade, tourism, and c- merce
as well as the center of governments (capitals) where local,
regional and national legislatures are located. As we all live in a
watershed, our individual actions can directly affect it. The
cumulative effects of all the individual actions of everyone within
a watershed may be, and often are devastating to the quality of
water resources and affect the health of living things including
humans. Therefore, watershed systems are highly subject to threat
to human security and peace.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
You might also like..
|
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
