Water ecosystem services :
Martin-Ortega, Julia,
Water ecosystem services : a global perspective. Julia Martin-Ortega, Robert C. Ferrier, Lain J. Gordon and Shahbaz Khan - UK Cambridge 2015 - 174 p. - International hydrology series . - International hydrology series. .
This comprehensive volume describes how ecosystem services-based approaches can assist in addressing major global and regional water challenges, such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and water security in the developing world, by integrating scientific knowledge from different disciplines, such as hydrological modelling, environmental economics, psychology and international law. Empirical assessments at the national, catchment and regional levels are used to critically appraise this systemic approach, and the merits and potential limitations are presented. The practicalities of this approach with regard to water resources management, nature conservation, and sustainable business practices are discussed, and the role of society in underpinning the concept of ecosystem services is explored. Presenting new insights and perspectives on how to shape future strategies, this contributory volume is a valuable reference for researchers, academics, students and policy makers, in environmental studies, hydrology, water resource management, ecology, environmental law, policy and economics, and conservation biology.
9781107496187 9781107100374 (hardback)
2014039488
Ecohydrology.
Ecosystem services.
QH541.15.E19 / M37 2015
577.6 MAR-O
QH541.15.E19 / M37 2015
Water ecosystem services : a global perspective. Julia Martin-Ortega, Robert C. Ferrier, Lain J. Gordon and Shahbaz Khan - UK Cambridge 2015 - 174 p. - International hydrology series . - International hydrology series. .
This comprehensive volume describes how ecosystem services-based approaches can assist in addressing major global and regional water challenges, such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and water security in the developing world, by integrating scientific knowledge from different disciplines, such as hydrological modelling, environmental economics, psychology and international law. Empirical assessments at the national, catchment and regional levels are used to critically appraise this systemic approach, and the merits and potential limitations are presented. The practicalities of this approach with regard to water resources management, nature conservation, and sustainable business practices are discussed, and the role of society in underpinning the concept of ecosystem services is explored. Presenting new insights and perspectives on how to shape future strategies, this contributory volume is a valuable reference for researchers, academics, students and policy makers, in environmental studies, hydrology, water resource management, ecology, environmental law, policy and economics, and conservation biology.
9781107496187 9781107100374 (hardback)
2014039488
Ecohydrology.
Ecosystem services.
QH541.15.E19 / M37 2015
577.6 MAR-O
QH541.15.E19 / M37 2015