WIT Press

Coastal Watershed Management

Edited By: A. Fares and A.I. El-Kadi, University of Hawaii-Manoa, Hawaii

Price

$318.00 (free shipping)

ISBN

978-1-84564-091-0

eISBN

978-1-84564-322-5

Pages

432

Book Series Title

Progress in Water Resources

Book Series

13

Transaction Series

WIT Transactions on State-of-the-art in Science and Engineering

Transaction Volume

33

Published

2008

Format

Hardback

Coastal watersheds differ from others by their unique features, including proximity to the ocean, weather and rainfall patterns, subsurface features, and land covers. Land-use changes and competing needs for valuable water and land resources are especially more distinctive to such watersheds.

This book covers recent research relevant to coastal watersheds. It addresses the impact of a stream’s chemical, biological, and sediment pollutants on the quality of the receiving waters, such as estuaries, bays, and near-shore waters.

The contents of the book can be divided into three sections:

a) Overview of hydrological modelling

b) Water quality assessment>

c) Watershed management

This book differs from other hydrology books by dealing with coastal watersheds which are characterized by their unique features: including weather and rainfall patterns, subsurface characteristics, and land use and cover. In addition to academia, the book should be of interest to organizations concerned with watershed management, such as local and federal governments and environmental groups. Overall, the book is expected to satisfy a great need for understanding and managing critical areas in many parts of the world.

Introduction to Coastal Dynamics and Shoreline Protection
Ecological Indicators for Coastal and Estuarine Environmental Assessment
Environmental Problems in Coastal Regions VII