Water and ecosystems
Subtitle: managing water in diverse ecosystems to ensure human well-being
By: edited by Caroline King with Jennifer Ramkissoon, Miguel Clusener-Godt, and Zafar Adeel
Contributors: United Nations University. International Network on Water, Environmental and Health
Publisher: United Nations University, International Network on Water, Environmental and Health
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Hamilton, Ontario
Language: eng
Number of pages: 158
ISBN-13: 9789280860023
Subjects: Water-supply; Health aspects; Management; Ecosystem management
Other titles: Managing water in diverse ecosystems to ensure human well-being
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Conserving ecosystems to meet the human water demands / Zafar Adeel and Caroline King; title: Conditions and trends of freshwater ecosystems and the challenges to meet human water needs / Carmen Revenga; title: Managing wetland ecosystems; title: balancing the water needs of ecosystems with those for people and agriculture / Max Finlayson; title: Ecohydrology as a concept and management tool / Maciej Zalewski; title: The Amazon Region / Luis E. Aragón; title: The Gulf Region / Ian McCann; title: The Lake Victoria Region / Ndalawha F. Madulu; title: The Hengshui Lake Wetland / Guan Zhuojin and Liu Zhenje; title: The Guadiana Estuary / Luis Chicaharo [and others]; title: The State of Gujarat / Rajiv K. Gupta; title: The Saint John River / Kelly R. Munkittrick [and others]; title: International comparative studies on water resources management in diverse ecosystems / Caroline King and Zafar Adeel.