Alpine waters [electronic resource] / volume editor, Ulrich Bundi, in cooperation with Armin Peter [and others] ; with contributions by J.E. Brittain [and others]
Most of the world's mountains are rich in water and, as such, play a pivotal role in the global water cycle. They provide water for diverse human uses and ecosystems. Growing water demands as well as climate change will lead to ever-increasing pressure on mountain waters. Overcoming water-use c...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin ; New York :
Springer,
©2010.
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| Series: | Handbook of environmental chemistry (2010) ;
v. 6. |
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| Summary: | Most of the world's mountains are rich in water and, as such, play a pivotal role in the global water cycle. They provide water for diverse human uses and ecosystems. Growing water demands as well as climate change will lead to ever-increasing pressure on mountain waters. Overcoming water-use conflicts and maintaining the ecological functioning of mountain waters presents a highly challenging task and is indispensable for sustainable development. This book extensively portrays the highly diverse attributes of mountain waters and demonstrates their paramount importance for ecological and societal development. The extensive summaries on the scientific basics of mountain waters are supplemented with considerations on the diverse water uses, needs for management actions, and challenges regarding sustainable water management. This overview concerns not only the mountain areas themselves but also downriver reaches and their surrounding lowlands, and, therefore, the relationship between mountain and lowland water issues. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 278 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9783540882756 3540882758 9786613512970 6613512974 1280011572 9781280011573 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |