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Environmental Reconstruction in Headwater Areas

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Editors:
  1. Martin J. Haigh

    1. Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, England

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  2. Josef Křeček

    1. International Association for Headwater Control, Prague, Czech Republic

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Part of the book series: NATO Science Partnership Subseries: 2 (ASEN2, volume 68)

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Table of contents (23 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Overview

    1. Impact of Human Activities in the Headwater Environment

      • H. Grip
      Pages 1-8

    2. Reviewing the Contexts of Headwater Control

      • J. Křeček, M. J. Haigh
      Pages 9-24

    3. Headwater Control

      • Martin J. Haigh
      Pages 25-51

    4. Holistic Approaches to Headwater Management

      • Andrej Hocevar
      Pages 53-60

    5. Trees, Electricity and Folk Wisdom

      • F. Garczynski
      Pages 61-65

    6. Identification and Classification of European Headwaters

      • M. L. Paracchini, S. Folving, F. Bertolo
      Pages 67-79

  3. Headwater Control: Theory, Practice and Experience

    1. Spatial Variability of the Hydrologic Cycle and Some Indicators of its State

      • A. F. Mandych
      Pages 81-91

    2. Application of Spatially Distributed Hydrological Models for Risk Assessment in Headwater Regions

      • G. Volk
      Pages 93-102

    3. Watershed Monitoring and Modelling: Remote Sensing and GIS Applications in the Mediterranean Environment

      • M. L. Paracchini, S. Folving, F. Bertolo, J. Megier
      Pages 103-115

    4. Desertification/Aridification Monitoring of the Iberian Peninsula By Passive Microwave Remote Sensing

      • A. A. van de Griend, R. de Jeu, E. Seyhan, M. Owe
      Pages 117-122

    5. Erosion Area Assessment in Mountainous Basins Using GIS Methods

      • L. Marchi, G. Dalla Fontana
      Pages 123-136

    6. Ravine and Gully Erosion in the Hilly Headwater Areas of Hungary

      • G. Gábris, Á. Kertész, P. Sólyom, L. Zámbó
      Pages 137-145

    7. Prevention, Degradation and Rehabilitation: A New Dilemma in Himalayan Watersheds

      • H. S. Schreier, P. B. Shah, G. Nakarmi, B. Shrestha
      Pages 147-159

    8. Prevention of Nutrient Leaching from a Forest Regeneration Area Using Overland Flow Fields

      • E. Kubin, A. Ylitolonen, J. Välitalo, J. Eskelinen
      Pages 161-169

    9. Forest Management in Mountains

      • J. P. Renaud, F. Berger
      Pages 171-179

    10. Earthwatch Institute

      • M. M. Studer
      Pages 181-190

  4. Headwater Management: Some Regional Perspectives

    1. Headwater Control in North America

      • Hans Schreier
      Pages 191-200

    2. Headwater Problems in Africa

      • J. Balek
      Pages 201-206

    3. Headwater Control in Austria

      • G. Volk
      Pages 207-210
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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.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, England

    Martin J. Haigh

  • International Association for Headwater Control, Prague, Czech Republic

    Josef Křeček

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