Sustainable management of wetlands : biodiversity and beyond /
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| Imprint: | New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, 2003. |
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| Description: | 444 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5163527 |
| Summary: | `This work is a very comprehensive and multidisciplinary study of Indian wetlands.... This is a valuable book for scholars and students in the field of environment, ecology, development, biology, geography, economics and anthropology... it is an invaluable resource for policy makers, environmentalists, industrialists and NGO′s′ - International Journal of Environmental Studies <p>This volume is a comprehensive and multidisciplinary study of wetlands, which unites the natural science perspective with strong social concerns and economic and other approaches in order to design a practical national wetlands conservation strategy and action plan. The contributors argue that an important part of any long-term strategy for protecting wetlands must involve local users and incorporate traditional knowledge. The book makes a strong case for the coordinated management of wetlands and outlines various social, economic and ecological indicators which can be used to assess the diverse management needs of different wetlands.</p> |
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| Physical Description: | 444 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 0761996028 817829205X |
