Riverine Ecosystem Management: Science for Governing Towards a Sustainable Future

This open-access book explores the frontier of scientific river research and offers examples for sustainable management to protect riverine ecosystems. It explains the biogeosphere of rivers, identifies key threats, and provides solutions for restoration and mitigation. It is relevant to researchers, postgraduate students, water management institutions, and industries.

Format: Hardback
Length: 571 pages
Publication date: 24 May 2018
Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG

This open-access book explores the cutting edge of scientific river research, offering valuable insights for guiding management toward a sustainable future for riverine ecosystems. It delves into the intricate structures and vital functions of river biogeospheres, identifying key threats and proposing effective solutions for restoration and mitigation. Rivers, unfortunately, rank among the most vulnerable ecosystems globally, facing relentless challenges such as pollution, water abstraction, river channelization, and damming. A solid understanding of ecosystem structure and function is essential to comprehend how human activities disrupt natural processes and identify feasible interventions to rectify these disruptions.

Modern water legislation aims to achieve sustainable water resource management and safeguard vital habitats and species. However, decision-makers would greatly benefit from a deeper comprehension of ecosystem degradation processes and the application of innovative methodologies and tools for efficient mitigation and restoration. This book offers a wealth of best-practice examples of sustainable river management derived from on-site studies, comprehensive European-wide analyses, and case studies from diverse regions worldwide. It appeals to researchers specializing in aquatic ecology, river system functioning, conservation, and restoration, as well as postgraduate students, institutions involved in water management, and water-related industries.

Weight: 1040g
Dimension: 168 x 244 x 34 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783319732497
Edition number: 1st ed. 2018