Publisher's Synopsis
Fast changing legislation and increasing environmental awareness amongst the non–scientific community demand that the modern approach to the management of rivers and water resources should be based on a sound understanding and application of the scientific and ecological principles that underlie freshwater processes. In two volumes, The Rivers Handbook offers an expert and exhaustive insight into the principles, methods and tools of modern river management; always within an integrated framework. Volume One describes these scientific and ecological principles, Volume Two develops these principles into the management sphere
