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Hydrology and the management of watersheds
| Author: |
Brooks, Kenneth N.; Ffolliott, Peter F.; Gregersen, Hans M.; Thames, John L. |
| Date: |
1991 |
| Periodical: |
Ames, IA: Iowa State University Press |
| Abstract: |
This book provides fundamental information and practical methodology necessary to solve hydrologic problems on watersheds, and to understand and develop watershed management programs. Parts 1 and 2 are basic to courses on forest hydrology, range hydrology, or watershed management, as taught in many forestry and natural resource management programs. Part 3 deals with watershed management planning, implementation, and evaluation and emphasizes the multidisciplinary aspects, including social and economic factors. Part 4 consists of special topics that provide emphasis tailored to specific problems and to different regions of the United States and elsewhere in the world. This book also is intended as a reference for administrators, planners, managers, and technicians who deal with the management and utilization of natural resources, but who may not be educated formally in hydrology and watershed management. It should be useful for national and international agencies in the development of short courses and continuing education programs. Most parts of this book have been used in formal college courses taught in the United States and training courses offered for international audiences. Metric units are used in this book, except where original figures, tables, or unit-dependent mathematical relationships are presented that were developed from English units. We have provided a table of English to metric unit conversion factors in the Appendix to assist the reader. |
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