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1. Environmental Management and Technology in Asian River Basins: Introduction

verfasst von : David Higgitt

Erschienen in: Perspectives on Environmental Management and Technology in Asian River Basins

Verlag: Springer Netherlands

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Abstract

Asian river basins are undergoing rapid transformation. Asian rivers are cradles of civilization, where interventions with natural river systems for irrigation, navigation improvement and flood control have a long history. It is not a coincidence that ancient civilizations arose in the lower reaches of large river basins, from the Nile to the Tigris–Euphrates, the Indus and the Yellow River. The ability to contain and utilize the waters and sediment-associated nutrients is a defining feature of ancient societies across many Asian river basins.

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Titel: Environmental Management and Technology in Asian River Basins: Introduction
verfasst von: David Higgitt
Verlag: Springer Netherlands
Buch: Perspectives on Environmental Management and Technology in Asian River Basins
Print ISBN: 978-94-007-2329-0

Electronic ISBN: 978-94-007-2330-6

Copyright-Jahr: 2012
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2330-6_1