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Integrated approaches to sustainable watershed management in xeric environments : a training manual /
Integrated Approaches to Sustainable Watershed Management in Xeric Environments: A Training Manual provides the reader with the tools they need to understand an integrated approach to watershed management. The book presents a conceptual framework of water management based on the authors' vast e...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam, Netherlands :
Elsevier,
[2019]
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| Edición: | First edition. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Integrated Approaches to Sustainable Watershed Management in Xeric Environments: A Training Manual; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Chapter I: Introduction; Context; Aim and objectives; Approach; Target participants; Scope; Outline of the manual; Chapter II: Module I: Key features of sustainable watersheds; Introduction; Purpose; Objectives; Methodology; Watershed and watershed management; Evolution of WSM in South Asia; Importance of scale; Integrated approach; Sustainable watershed management; Analytical approach; Methods and tools; Socioeconomic; Hydrogeologic
- BiophysicalActivities; Chapter III: Module II: Profile of the case study regions; Introduction; Purpose; Objectives; Methodology; Process of selecting the case study sites; Profile of the sample sites; Maruvavanka hydrological unit; Vajralavanka hydrological unit; Peethuruvagu hydrological unit; Activities; Chapter IV: Module III: Geohydrology context; Introduction; Purpose; Objectives; Methodology; Background; Concepts; Case study; Hydrogeological profile; Soil thickness and resistivity; Delineation of aquifer geometry; Aquifer characteristics; Depths to water levels
- Estimation of natural recharge using LCR methodEstimation of changes in groundwater storage (DeltaS); The linkages; Observations; Implications for WSD; Observations; Implications; Observations; Implications; Approaches to sustainable resource management; Decision support tool; Equitable surface and groundwater allocation in catchments: WSD planning and assessment using EWAC; Existing issues with WSD planning and evaluation; What is EWAC?; How does EWAC work?; Model applications and performance; Activities; Chapter V: Module IV: Biophysical context of the case study sites; Introduction
- PurposeObjectives; Methodology; Background; Concepts; Methodology and approach; Influence of watershed interventions on resource conservation; Implications; Activities; Chapter VI: Module V: Measuring impacts-An integrated approach; Introduction; Purpose; Objectives; Methodology; Background; Concepts; Measuring the impacts: Case study; Approach and methods; Impact of watershed development on resilience; Addressing the attribution problems: The role of choice of interventions; Implications; Activities; Chapter VII: Module VI: Data and models for integrated decision-making; Introduction
- PurposeObjectives; Methodology; What are Bn models?; How can Bns inform WSD assessment?; Bns, the SL framework and WSD; Data requirements; Software; Who can use the outputs (technical simplicity); The meso-scale Bn models: Case study; Linking watershed interventions to household resilience; Demonstration of social capital submodel; Challenges of evaluating WSs using BNs; Activities; Chapter VIII: Module VII: Simplifying science for effective stakeholder engagement; Introduction; Purpose; Objectives; Methodology; Case study: Engaging stakeholders in a multidisciplinary research project