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Aquatic habitats supply a wide range of vital ecosystem benefits to
cities and their inhabitants. The unsustainable use of aquatic
habitats, including inadequate urban water management itself,
however, tends to alter and reduce their biodiversity and therewith
diminish their ability to provide clean water, protect us from
waterborne diseases and pollutants, keep urban areas safe from
flooding, and support recreational ecosystem services and even the
aesthetic enjoyment of our world. Aquatic Habitats in Sustainable
Urban Water Management - the result of collaboration between
UNESCO's International Hydrological Programme and its Man and the
Biosphere Programme - aims at improving our understanding of
aquatic habitats, related ecosystem goods and services, and
conservation and sustainable use - with a special focus on their
integration into urban water management. The first part of this
volume reviews basic concepts and challenges in urban aquatic
habitats, as well as strategies for their management integration.
The second part examines technical measures related to habitats
management and rehabilitation, along with their incorporation into
urban planning and their role in human health. The final part looks
at current urban aquatic habitat issues and practical approaches to
solving them through the lens of case studies from around the
globe. Urban Water Series - UNESCO-IHP Following from the Sixth
Phase of UNESCO's International Hydrological Programme (2002-2007),
the Urban Water Series - UNESCO-IHP addresses fundamental issues
related to the role of water in cities and the effects of
urbanization on the hydrological cycle and water resources.
Focusing on the development of integrated approaches to sustainable
urban water management, the Series should inform the work of urban
water management practitioners, policy-makers and educators
throughout the world.
Aquatic habitats supply a wide range of vital ecosystem benefits to
cities and their inhabitants. The unsustainable use of aquatic
habitats, including inadequate urban water management itself,
however, tends to alter and reduce their biodiversity and therewith
diminish their ability to provide clean water, protect us from
waterborne diseases and pollutants, keep urban areas safe from
flooding, and support recreational ecosystem services and even the
aesthetic enjoyment of our world. Aquatic Habitats in Sustainable
Urban Water Management - the result of collaboration between
UNESCO's International Hydrological Programme and its Man and the
Biosphere Programme - aims at improving our understanding of
aquatic habitats, related ecosystem goods and services, and
conservation and sustainable use - with a special focus on their
integration into urban water management. The first part of this
volume reviews basic concepts and challenges in urban aquatic
habitats, as well as strategies for their management integration.
The second part examines technical measures related to habitats
management and rehabilitation, along with their incorporation into
urban planning and their role in human health. The final part looks
at current urban aquatic habitat issues and practical approaches to
solving them through the lens of case studies from around the
globe. Urban Water Series - UNESCO-IHP Following from the Sixth
Phase of UNESCO's International Hydrological Programme (2002-2007),
the Urban Water Series - UNESCO-IHP addresses fundamental issues
related to the role of water in cities and the effects of
urbanization on the hydrological cycle and water resources.
Focusing on the development of integrated approaches to sustainable
urban water management, the Series should inform the work of urban
water management practitioners, policy-makers and educators
throughout the world.
Ecohydrology is an emerging new sub-discipline which links elements
of ecology with hydrology at all points in the water cycle, ranging
in scale from water-plant physiological relationships to whole
catchment water-ecosystem processes. This book pays most attention
to the larger scales of ecohydrology, emphasising the use of this
tool in striving towards the goal of sustainable water management.
Authors from Eastern as well as Western Europe; from America,
Australia and South Africa, give a broad global context.
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