Peter Calow & Geoffrey E. Petts 
The Rivers Handbook [PDF ebook] 
Hydrological and Ecological Principles, Volume 2

Fast changing legislation and increasing environmental awareness
within the non-scientific community demands that the modern
approach to the management of rivers and water resources should be
based on a sound understanding and application of the scientific
and ecological principles that underlie freshwater processes. In
two volumes, The Rivers Handbook offers an expert and
exhaustive insight into the principles, methods and tools of modern
river management – always within an integrated and environmentally
acceptable framework. This second volume develops the principles
and philosophies expounded in the first volume into the management
sphere, organizing the approach around problems, diagnosis and
treatment.

* * A fully comprehensive reference to sound methods of modern
river management.

* The ideal information resource for all river managers.

Tabla de materias

1. Perturbations And Biological Impacts:.

Rivers: Dynamic Components Of Catchment Ecosystems.

River Pollution.

Hydrological Change.

River Channel Change.

System Recovery.

2. Monitoring Programmes:.

Spatial And Temporal Problems With Monitoring.

Water-Quality Monitoring.

Biological Water-Quality Assessment Of Rivers: Use Of
Macroinvertebrate Communities.

3. Modelling: Forecast And Prediction:.

Hydrology And Climate Change.

Modelling Hydrological Processes For River Management.

Water-Quality Modelling.

Sediment Transport And Channel Stability.

Prediction Of Biological Responses.

Evolution Of Instream Flow Habitat Modelling.

4. Management Options:.

Assessment Of Instream Flow Needs.

Control Rules For Regulating Reservoirs.

Water-Quality Control.

Environmentally Sensitive River Engineering.

Management Of Macropytic Vegetation.

Direct Control Of Fauna: Roles Of Hatcheries, Fish Stocking And
Fishing Regulations.

Rehabilitation Of River Margins.

Restoration Of River Corridors: German Experiences.

5. Case Studies:.

Management Of The Upper Mississippi.

River Management In Cold Regions: A Case Study Of The River
Laxa, North Iceland.

Dryland Rivers: Their Ecology, Conservation And Management

Sobre el autor

Peter P. Calow is the editor of The Rivers Handbook: Hydrological and Ecological Principles, Volume 2, published by Wiley.

Geoffrey E. Petts is the editor of The Rivers Handbook: Hydrological and Ecological Principles, Volume 2, published by Wiley.