Alpine Waters, The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry
| Year of publication | 2010 |
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| Author(s) | Ulrich Bundi |
| Publisher | Springer Verlag |
| Place of publication | Heidelberg |
| ISBN/ISSN | 978-3-540-88274-9 |
| Language | en |
| Page(s) | 278 |
This book extensively portrays the highly diverse attributes of mountain waters and demonstrates their paramount importance for ecological and societal development. The extensive summaries on the scientific basics of mountain waters are supplemented with considerations on the diverse water uses, needs for management actions, and challenges regarding sustainable water management. This overview concerns not only the mountain areas themselves but also downriver reaches and their surrounding lowlands, and, therefore, the relationship between mountain and lowland water issues.