New strategies for America's watersheds /
Emergence of a toxic organism like pfisteria in tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay has focused public attention on potential hazards in our water. More importantly, it has reminded us of the importance of the entire watershed to the health of any body of water and how political boundaries complicate...
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| Formato: | Licensed eBooks |
| Lenguaje: | inglés |
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Washington, D.C. :
National Academy Press,
1999.
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| Acceso en línea: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=6645 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Why watersheds?
- Spatial and temporal scales for watersheds
- Regional variations
- Data and information
- Connecting science and the decisionmaker
- Organizing for watershed management
- Financing watershed organizations
- Planning and decisionmaking
- Conclusions and recommendations.