Environmental Water Requirements in Mountainous Areas

Environmental Water Requirements in Mediterranean Mountainous Areas presents comprehensive and scientifically sound approaches and methodologies for estimating the environmental water requirements and tradeoffs for water allocation by analyzing anthropogenic and natural water needs. The book covers environmental water management issues in mountainous areas, specifically focusing on the Mediterranean region which exhibits significant contrasts in its demographic and hydrologic features. The authors include paradigms and information that will be useful for water resources managers, decision makers, scientists working in the fields of ecology and water resources management, engineers that design hydraulic works, and environmental policymakers. Offers a complete background screening on theoretical and practical guidelines on estimating environmental water requirements in mountainous areasPromotes and guides interdisciplinary work with information on policies and best practices in the field of ecological flows and water resources managementProvides examples and case studies on the successful implementation efforts of ecological flows to analyze lessons learned and overcome practical issues and solutions INDICE: 1. Mountainous areas and river systems 2. Hydrologic data sources and analysis for the estimation of ecological flow regimes in mountainous areas 3. Historical developments in environmental water management and current state of global environmental water allocation 4. Impacts on ecosystem integrity and biodiversity from water management in mountainous areas 5. Common practices and peculiarities of conserving autochthonous trout species in mountainous areas 6. Current Trends, Gaps and Future Prospects In E-Flow Science: Allocating Environmental Water Needs Under A Changing World 7. Quantification of environmental water requirements; how far can we go? 8. Sustainable use of mountain water resources 9. Technological innovations for the estimation of environmental water requirements 10. Decision support tools for water management in mountainous areas

• ISBN: 978-0-12-819342-6
• Editorial: Elsevier
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 280
• Fecha Publicación: 01/05/2021
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés