Low-polluted waters treated by traditional constructed wetlands (CWs) were usually difficult especially because of restricted available land use. A novel hybrid CWs could be applied to remediate low-polluted rivers, which can realize steps complementary to each other that exploit the specific...

Floods are amongst the greatest natural hazards in the world. In the last decade, many flood events have been observed and recorded in Greece, which have had a direct effect on river ecosystem consistency. Flood hazard assessment is a critical parameter for flood hazard areas identification and...

The Klamath River, draining some 12,000 square miles in southern Oregon and northern California, was once the third largest salmon stream on the West Coast, the life force of Native Americans. The river runs 263 miles from headwaters in Oregon and flows through the Cascades to the Pacific Ocean...

Despite their great importance, floodplain sediments and floodplain soils are poorly studied in the valleys of small rivers in the Krasnoyarsk forest-steppe territory. We present the first detailed study of the geochemical composition of floodplain sediments in the valley of the Berezovka River,...

Estimating sediment yield and streamflow, as well as identifying soil erosion processes, are necessary for properly designing superior management techniques, monitoring and evaluating various management scenarios, and prioritizing better conservation planning. Therefore, this study estimates...

In recent years, inappropriate governance within the watersheds has caused to qualitative and quantitative degradation of water resources and unbalanced allocation of resources amongst the beneficiaries. Therefore, one of the most important challenges for stakeholders is the selection of final...

Market-based approaches to conservation -- How stream restoration was born, and what came of it -- How markets, and mitigation, came to be accepted forms of environmental regulation -- The actors in stream mitigation banking -- How mitigation banks work, and the biography of a bank -- The mangle...

The EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) calls for cost-effective measures to achieve a "good status" in all European ground, surface and coastal waters. Besides eutrophication, the degradation of hydro-morphology is the main reason for failing the WFD's objectives in Germany. In this paper , we...

Geneva Report No. 7 presents case studies on four topics: floods, earthquakes, resilient communities and liability litigation as a tool for disaster remediation. Its aim is to highlight the interconnections and forms of cooperation that exist between the different stakeholders - individuals,...

This study estimates and compares the effects of small and large irrigation dams on cropland productivity in South Africa. To this end, a panel data set of South African river basins is constructed. The econometric analysis reveals that although large dams increase cropland productivity...

The objective of this assignment was to develop a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) system for watershed management in the Loess Plateau area. The M&E system for the China Watershed Management Project (CWMP) has been developed on the base of the M&E system that has been implemented during the...

"Environment, Modernization and Development in East Asia critically examines modernization's long-term environmental history. Using local-level studies and the idea of co-production, it suggests new frameworks for understanding as inter-related processes environmental, social, and economic...

Hamburg konnte - insbesondere in den Jahren zwischen 2000 und 2008 - stark vom Wachstum des internationalen Handels profitieren. Das rapide Wachstum des Welthandels der vergangenen Jahrzehnte wurde neben der Öffnung der Schwellenländer für Handelsvereinbarungen auch durch eine Vielzahl von...

This work illustrates the preliminary findings of a participatory research process aimed at identifying responses for sustainable water management in a climate change perspective, in two river basins in Europe and Asia. The paper describes the methodology implemented through local workshops,...

Flood phenomenon became a public event that generally happened in Indonesia, including in Jakarta. This phenomenon, which is the water flooded from river bangs, due to decreasing river bangs capacity to carry out the water. The decreasing river capacity was an effect of increasing land and space...

<Para ID="Par1">Sedimentation in large reservoirs is a major concern in semi-arid regions characterized by severe seasonal water scarcity. As a contribution to improved sediment management, this study analyses the real case of the reservoir of Sidi Yacoub in the north of Algeria. First, a dynamic model of the...</para>

Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures, Maps, and Tables -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. On the Ecological Margins -- Chapter 2. Management and Mismanagement in the Imperial Period -- Chapter 3. Transforming the Land of Famine -- Chapter 4. Making the Water Run Clear -- Chapter 5. Creating a Garden...