New directions in water resources planning for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers  -  National Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources, Committee to Assess the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Water Resources Project Planning Procedures

KORTE INHOUD

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has long been one of the federal government's key agencies in planning the uses of the nation's waterways and water resources. Though responsible for a range of water-related programs, the Corps's two traditional programs have been flood damage reduction and navigation enhancement. The water resource needs of the nation, however, have for decades been shifting away from engineered control of watersheds toward restoration of ecosystem services and natural hydrologic variabili...
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1999 Uitgever: National Academy Press 108 paginas Taal: Engels ISBN-10: 0309060974 ISBN-13: 9780309060974