New Approaches to River Management

Citation

Smits, A.J.M., Nienhuis, P.H. and Leuven, R.S.E.W. (2000), "New Approaches to River Management", Environmental Management and Health, Vol. 11 No. 5, pp. 474-475. https://doi.org/10.1108/emh.2000.11.5.474.1

This book is the result of an international conference on new approaches to river management, which was in Nijmegen, The Netherlands, in September 1998.

The evolution from integrated approaches to sustainable river basin management is highlighted in the publication, which intends to increase public awareness of the necessity of sustainable river basin management. Examples and case studies are taken from all over the world, i.e. Europe, North and South America, and South East Asia. The peer reviewed and amply documented chapters written by 40 authors cover three themes:

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   (1) developments in integrated river basin management: applications and lessons learned;

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   (2) participation of new stakeholders in river basin management; and

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   (3) new methodologies and instruments in sustainable river basin management.

The book covers current issues in river management, such as river regulation, flooding, pollution, habitat destruction and fragmentation, water resource allocation and water‐related conflicts. In this context, the book may be regarded as a contribution to the underpinning of the upcoming European Water Framework Directive. Some of the chapters are:

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  New approaches to river management: integration of knowledge and ideas.

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  The value of sustainable river management.

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  Developments in integrated river basin management: applications and lessons learned.

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  River management along the Rhine: a retrospective view.

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  Three centuries of river management along the Mississippi: engineering and hydrological aspects.

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  Elbe, Odra, and Vistula: reference rivers for the restoration of biodiversity and habitat quality.

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  Management of the Mekong River basin.

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  Participation of new stakeholders in river basin management.

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  New approaches to river management in the United States of America.

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  Bridging the communication gap in river management.

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  Eco‐centric cost‐benefit analysis for hydraulic engineering in river basins.

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  Technical support of public decisions to restore floodplain ecosystems: a status report on the Illinois river project, USA.

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  A policy analysis for the Upper Danube river section in Hungary.

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