| Description |
xv, 304 pages : map ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Water resources management and policy |
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Water resources management and policy series.
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| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Contents -- List of tables and figuresviii -- Acknowledgementsxii -- Prefacexiv -- Introduction -- Sustainable management of headwater resources: Headwater control and the contexts of the Nairobi Headwater Declaration for the International Year of Freshwaters 20031 -- Martin Haigh, Libor Jansky, and Haushila Prasad -- Part I -- Studies on sustainable management of headwater resources in India and Africa15 -- 1 Issues and strategies for sustainable rangeland management in the headwaters of the Garhwal Himalaya17 -- Govind S. Rajwar -- 2 The role of sustainable wetland use in maintaining river flow: Some experiences from the headwaters of the Nile in Ethiopia and Rwanda33 -- Adrian P. Wood -- 3 Sustainable management of headwater wetlands: The role of indigenous knowledge in south-west Ethiopia60 -- Alan B. Dixon -- 4 Sustainable management of headwater resources: Interface drainage analysis of a water divide87 -- R. Y. Singh -- Part II -- Environmental impact assessment in the headwater regions of India and Africa107 -- 5 Environmental changes and status of water resources in the Kumaon Himalayas109 -- P. C. Tiwari and Bhagwati Joshi -- 6 Factors regulating fresh water quality in the Himalayan river system124 -- Vaidyanatha Subramanian -- 7 Modern lake level rise and accelerated fluvio-lacustrine sedimentation of Lake Abaya, south Ethiopia -- A case study from the Bilate River delta, northern lake area137 -- Brigitta Schütt and Stefan Thiemann -- 8 Land-use changes and hydrological responses in the Lake Nakuru basin155 -- S. K. Murimi and Haushila Prasad -- 9 Hazard risk assessment in Mount Kenya headwaters165 -- Alfred Opere -- 10 An analysis of accessibility to rural domestic water supply: A case study of Kakamega district, Kenya178 -- Chris A. Shisanya and Zachary A. Kwena -- Part III -- Climate change and catchment modelling: Studies from the headwater regions of Kenya203 -- 11 Methodology for evaluating the regional impact of climate change on water resources205 -- Mwangi Gathenya -- 12 Analysis of surface runoff from headwater catchments in upper Ewaso Ng'iro North drainage basin in Kenya219 -- Japheth O. Onyando and Mathew C. Chemelil -- 13 Digital image analysis and GIS database design of Lake Bogoria area, Kenya: Three-dimensional modelling for slope evaluation235 -- Simon Mang'erere Onywere -- 14 A catchment model of runoff and sediment yield for semi-arid areas249 -- Joy Apiyo Obando -- Conclusion -- Sustainable development and headwaters in India and Africa: A summing up264 -- Martin Haigh -- Appendix289 -- Acronyms293 -- Contributors295 -- Index298 |
| Analysis |
Headwater resources |
| Notes |
"The book basically derives from a conference on sustainable management of headwater resources held in Nairobi, Kenya, on 5-8 September 2002"--P. xii |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Watershed management -- Africa -- Congresses.
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Mountain watersheds -- Africa -- Management -- Congresses.
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Water resources development -- Africa -- Congresses.
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Sustainable development -- Africa -- Congresses.
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Watershed management -- India -- Congresses.
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Mountain watersheds -- India -- Management -- Congresses.
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Water resources development -- India -- Congresses.
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Sustainable development -- India -- Congresses.
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| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Author |
Haigh, Martin J., 1950-
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Jansky, Libor.
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Prasad, Haushila.
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United Nations University.
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International Conference on Sustainable Management of Headwater Resources (2002 : Nairobi, Kenya)
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| LC no. |
2005018002 |
| ISBN |
9280811088 paperback |
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