Watersheds
Subtitle: processes, assessment, and planning
By: Paul A. DeBarry.
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Hoboken, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 700
Subjects: Watershed management.
Description: "Watersheds: Processes, Assessment, and Management covers aspects of watershed physical processes; assessing, classifying, and evaluating a watershed; using GIS models for watershed assessment; and effectively planning for future use and demands. Topics covered include precipitation, ecology, geology, soils, geomorphology, hydrogeology, hydrology, water quality, hydraulics, GIS, data collection, planning, and management. It provides a concise reference manual for scientists, biologists, geologists, engineers, planners, administrators, and citizens groups, and serves as an aid for the practitioner to identify what is important in the watershed being studied." "Incorporating a holistic approach to watershed management that focuses on state-of-the-art technology, Watersheds offers readers a clear road map for taking a watershed assessment and management project from start to finish using the most current computer models and GIS data and tools."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.