Kategoria BISAC: Nature >> Ecosystems & Habitats - Rivers

First published in 1992, this title offers an experienced and constructive evaluation of the ways in which water resources have been developed in Africa. Adams argues that the best hope of productive development lies in working and engaging with local people and using local knowledge of the environment effectively. Modern, large-scale developments that have largely been ineffective are examined, and emphasis is placed on the importance of using the skills and concerns of those affected, such as small farmers, to develop ingenious water projects an approach that can be applied worldwide....

• management and restoration of rivers is a rapidly growing topic for environmental scientists, geologists and ecologists - this book provides a learning tool with which to approach geomorphic applications to river management
  
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The Thames lies at the very heart of London and the south of England--both physically and metaphorically--and this engaging and personal portrait offers a perfect introduction to the river's many charms.

Hilaire Belloc is justly famous for his wonderful and mischievous Cautionary Tales which in recent years have over-shadowed his other significant achievements as a writer. The Historic Thames redresses this balance, offering a personal and warm view of the river Thames in the early twentieth century.

Following the Thames two hundred miles upriver through London...

This book provides an overview of climate change in India using river basin data and analytical and econometric methods. It, "first," makes a quantitative assessment of how climate change affects agricultural and food production systems; "second," predicts how these systems may respond to climate change; and "third," suggests adaptation measures and strategies to improve the income of farmers, increase production, save water and conserve environment.The work will be greatly useful to policy-makers, researchers and teachers of agricultural economics, environmental studies and economics and...

Did you ever wonder...

• Where you can take a short, scenic hike close to town?
• Why there are forests on one side of a valley and sagebrush on the other?
• Why elegant jewel-clad butterflies eat poop?

If so, this book is your go-to resource. Five minutes from the hubbub of Jackson's town square, Cache Creek offers the chance to immerse ourselves in wild nature. It's a place where you can see how the world works, and Cache Creek: A Trailside Guide to Jackson Hole's Backyard Wilderness shares some of the ways you can...