Hydrology and the Management of Watersheds FROM THE PUBLISHER
Beyond the university classroom, Hydrology and the Management of Watersheds provides a valuable overview of hydrology and watershed management for administrators, planners, managers, and technicians dealing with the management and utilization of natural resources. This textbook may also serve in the development of short courses and continuing education programs for national and international agencies.
SYNOPSIS
Providing an overview of hydrology, this textbook describes the hydrologic processes and their relationships to land use, erosion and sediment yield, water quality, wetland management, and socioeconomic concerns. The text is heavily illustrated with graphs, charts, and diagrams. The authors teach forest hydrology, watershed management, and agriculture at the University of Minnesota, St. Paul and the University of Arizona, Tucson. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
FROM THE CRITICS
Booknews
Provides fundamental information and practical methodology necessary
to solve hydrologic problems on watersheds, as well as basic
information needed to understand and develop watershed management
programs. The second edition emphasizes watershed analysis and
research; the role and importance of riparian and wetland systems in
natural resource management; the cumulative effects of human
activities in watersheds; the dynamics and management of stream
channels; and the role of policy and institutions in achieving more
sustainable resource use.
Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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