UID:
almahu_9948026234602882
Format:
1 online resource (293 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-280-75179-7
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9786610751792
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0-08-046931-0
Series Statement:
Sustainable management of sediment resources ; 3
Content:
In dynamic river systems, effective and sustainable risk management of sediments, contaminants and their sources must be carried out on a river basin scale. A diversity of interests and risk perceptions, whether environmental, economical, or personal, as well as the broad variety of uses and functions of river systems can lead to conflicts and disagreements about how and where river systems should be managed. This requires a transparent methodology to assess environmental risks in the river basin, followed by a prioritisation of those sites where measures would yield the highest positive effec
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Front Cover; Sustainable Management of Sediment Resources; Copyright Page; Preface; Acknowledgements; Table of Contents; Chapter 1 The Role of Risk Management and Communication in Sustainable Sediment Management; Chapter 2 Sediment Management Objectives and Risk Indicators; Chapter 3 Strategic Framework for Managing Sediment Risk at the Basin and Site-Specific Scale; Chapter 4 Prioritisation at River Basin Scale, Risk Assessment at Site-Specific Scale: Suggested Approaches; Chapter 5 Risk assessment approaches in European countries
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Chapter 6 Sediment regulations and monitoring programmes in EuropeChapter 7 Risk Perception and Risk Communication; Chapter 8 The Way Forward for Sediment Risk Management and Communication - A Summary; Glossary; Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-444-51965-3
Language:
English
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