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• Publisher : Cambridge University Press
• File Size : 28,8 Mb
• Release Date : 26 March 2015

This book uses ecosystem services-based approaches to address major global and regional water challenges, for researchers, students, and policy makers.

• Publisher : UNESCO Publishing
• File Size : 24,7 Mb
• Release Date : 30 April 2015

"This comprehensive volume describes how ecosystem services-based approaches can assist in addressing major global and regional water challenges, such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and water security in the developing

• Publisher : Springer
• File Size : 46,7 Mb
• Release Date : 17 July 2015

This book provides an integrated analysis of the methodologies and main processes occurring at the entire river basin, from upstream until the coast, by merging the biological and hydrological processes

• Publisher : National Academies Press
• File Size : 41,8 Mb
• Release Date : 24 April 2007

Rivers provide about 60 percent of the nation's drinking water and irrigation water and 10 percent of the nation's electric power needs. The multiple and sometimes incompatible services demanded of rivers often

• Publisher : Island Press
• File Size : 45,5 Mb
• Release Date : 19 March 2013

The Law and Policy of Ecosystem Services is the first comprehensive exploration of the status and future of natural capital and ecosystem services in American law and policy. The book

• Publisher : National Academies Press
• File Size : 40,5 Mb
• Release Date : 14 May 2005

Nutrient recycling, habitat for plants and animals, flood control, and water supply are among the many beneficial services provided by aquatic ecosystems. In making decisions about human activities, such as

• Publisher : Nordic Council of Ministers
• File Size : 34,5 Mb
• Release Date : 08 December 2014

Human wellbeing is dependent upon and benefit from ecosystem services which are delivered by well-functioning ecosystems. Ecosystem services can be mapped and assessed consistently within an ecosystem service framework. This

• Publisher : Springer Nature
• File Size : 38,8 Mb
• Release Date : 21 May 2024

Aquatic ecosystems are rich in biodiversity and home to a diverse array of species and habitats, providing a wide variety of benefits to human beings. Many of these valuable ecosystems

• Publisher : Routledge
• File Size : 32,5 Mb
• Release Date : 10 June 2020

This book provides insight into the hydrology, ecosystem services and management of water resources in the Paraná River basin, including the importance of water to the socio-economic development of the

• Publisher : Springer
• File Size : 37,6 Mb
• Release Date : 21 March 2015

Rivers around the world are threatened by changes in land use, climate, hydrologic cycles, and biodiversity. Global changes in rivers include, but are not restricted to water flow interruptions, temperature