Ebook: Environmental Reconstruction in Headwater Areas

These proceedings of a NATO Advanced Research Workshop on "Environmental Reconstruction in Headwater Areas" provide a landmark in the evolution of a distinctive movement, perhaps an emerging new philosophy, within the practice of headwater management. The Headwater Control movement traces its history back to the First International Conference on Headwater Control, Prague, 1989. Throughout this brief history, Headwater Control has remained a typical environment movement 'ad hocracy'. At its meetings, for every convert to the multidisciplinary, integrative, practical, interventionist, and above-all 'green' ideals of the group, there have been several delegates who have found the whole concept both new and slightly incomprehensible. One reason for this has been the Headwater Control practice of trying to bring together scientists, practitioners, policy-makers and non-government environmentalist organisations. The group's larger meetings have always been federal gatherings. Sponsorship has been shared with invited participation from associations representing hydrological science, soil conservation, erosion control, forestry, environmental activism and so forth. These delegations may have included fellow travellers in the work to protect headwater environments, but their main concerns have not necessarily coincided with the Headwater Control group's prescriptions for the environmental regeneration of headwater regions. The Liberec Workshop, whose proceedings are distilled into this volume, provided a first opportunity for the scattered supporters of Headwater Control to talk among themselves and fmd out to what degree there really is a shared vision of the way forward in headwater management, restoration and protection.

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This book provides a landmark in the evolution of a distinctive movement, perhaps even an emerging new philosophy within the practice of headwater management. The headwater control movement began in 1989 and has remained a typical environmental movement, in the sense of being ad hoc, multidisciplinary, integrative, practical, interventionist and, above all, `green'. In this book, the scattered supporters of headwater control reveal a shared vision of the way forward in headwater management, restoration and protection, presenting a clearer vision of the work that has to be done and a plan of campaign for the future.

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This book provides a landmark in the evolution of a distinctive movement, perhaps even an emerging new philosophy within the practice of headwater management. The headwater control movement began in 1989 and has remained a typical environmental movement, in the sense of being ad hoc, multidisciplinary, integrative, practical, interventionist and, above all, `green'. In this book, the scattered supporters of headwater control reveal a shared vision of the way forward in headwater management, restoration and protection, presenting a clearer vision of the work that has to be done and a plan of campaign for the future.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Impact of Human Activities in the Headwater Environment....Pages 1-8
Reviewing the Contexts of Headwater Control....Pages 9-24
Headwater Control....Pages 25-51
Holistic Approaches to Headwater Management....Pages 53-60
Trees, Electricity and Folk Wisdom....Pages 61-65
Identification and Classification of European Headwaters....Pages 67-79
Spatial Variability of the Hydrologic Cycle and Some Indicators of its State....Pages 81-91
Application of Spatially Distributed Hydrological Models for Risk Assessment in Headwater Regions....Pages 93-102
Watershed Monitoring and Modelling: Remote Sensing and GIS Applications in the Mediterranean Environment....Pages 103-115
Desertification/Aridification Monitoring of the Iberian Peninsula By Passive Microwave Remote Sensing....Pages 117-122
Erosion Area Assessment in Mountainous Basins Using GIS Methods....Pages 123-136
Ravine and Gully Erosion in the Hilly Headwater Areas of Hungary....Pages 137-145
Prevention, Degradation and Rehabilitation: A New Dilemma in Himalayan Watersheds....Pages 147-159
Prevention of Nutrient Leaching from a Forest Regeneration Area Using Overland Flow Fields....Pages 161-169
Forest Management in Mountains....Pages 171-179
Earthwatch Institute....Pages 181-190
Headwater Control in North America....Pages 191-200
Headwater Problems in Africa....Pages 201-206
Headwater Control in Austria....Pages 207-210
Strategies for Headwater Control in Norway....Pages 211-217
Groundwater Protection in Belarus....Pages 219-221
Reconstructing Headwater Areas....Pages 223-229
Conclusions and Recommendations....Pages 231-235
Back Matter....Pages 237-247

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This book provides a landmark in the evolution of a distinctive movement, perhaps even an emerging new philosophy within the practice of headwater management. The headwater control movement began in 1989 and has remained a typical environmental movement, in the sense of being ad hoc, multidisciplinary, integrative, practical, interventionist and, above all, `green'. In this book, the scattered supporters of headwater control reveal a shared vision of the way forward in headwater management, restoration and protection, presenting a clearer vision of the work that has to be done and a plan of campaign for the future.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Impact of Human Activities in the Headwater Environment....Pages 1-8
Reviewing the Contexts of Headwater Control....Pages 9-24
Headwater Control....Pages 25-51
Holistic Approaches to Headwater Management....Pages 53-60
Trees, Electricity and Folk Wisdom....Pages 61-65
Identification and Classification of European Headwaters....Pages 67-79
Spatial Variability of the Hydrologic Cycle and Some Indicators of its State....Pages 81-91
Application of Spatially Distributed Hydrological Models for Risk Assessment in Headwater Regions....Pages 93-102
Watershed Monitoring and Modelling: Remote Sensing and GIS Applications in the Mediterranean Environment....Pages 103-115
Desertification/Aridification Monitoring of the Iberian Peninsula By Passive Microwave Remote Sensing....Pages 117-122
Erosion Area Assessment in Mountainous Basins Using GIS Methods....Pages 123-136
Ravine and Gully Erosion in the Hilly Headwater Areas of Hungary....Pages 137-145
Prevention, Degradation and Rehabilitation: A New Dilemma in Himalayan Watersheds....Pages 147-159
Prevention of Nutrient Leaching from a Forest Regeneration Area Using Overland Flow Fields....Pages 161-169
Forest Management in Mountains....Pages 171-179
Earthwatch Institute....Pages 181-190
Headwater Control in North America....Pages 191-200
Headwater Problems in Africa....Pages 201-206
Headwater Control in Austria....Pages 207-210
Strategies for Headwater Control in Norway....Pages 211-217
Groundwater Protection in Belarus....Pages 219-221
Reconstructing Headwater Areas....Pages 223-229
Conclusions and Recommendations....Pages 231-235
Back Matter....Pages 237-247
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