The Drava River
Environmental Problems and Solutions
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Beschreibung
This monograph summarizes the environmental issues concerning the channel and the floodplain of the Drava River. It describes the diverse forms of human impact (river regulation, damming and reservoirs, dredging etc.) and the environmental changes of hydrological regime, sediment transport, biodiversity etc. involved.
The transboundary nature of the river is emphasized and the resulting problems are outlined. Special attention is devoted to the evolution and present condition of the floodplain (drainage pattern, oxbow lakes and their vegetation). The possible solutions to environmental problems are illustrated by a review of ongoing and planned rehabilitation measures.
The book is amply illustrated with maps, cross/sections, diagrams and photographs. The international team of authors (representing all countries crossed by the Drava River: Austria, Slovenia, Croatia and Hungary) approach the topic from different aspects. Thus, thereader is provided with a comprehensive picture of this, up until now, little studied European river.
Provides a well-illustrated and ideal reference on the Drava River
Offers a valuable source of information on hydrology, morphology and wildlife
Assesses the perspectives of rehabilitation of riverine habitats, citing examples of specific projects
Provides a well-illustrated and ideal reference on the Drava River Offers a valuable source of information on hydrology, morphology and wildlife Assesses the perspectives of rehabilitation of riverine habitats, citing examples of specific projects
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Dénes Lóczy
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“The book intensively discusses topics like flood storage, local climate regulation, water-sport possibilities, and revitalisation of traditional forms of agriculture, including the reintroduction and local processing of old fruit species.” (Tibor József Novák, Hungarian Geographical Bulletin, Vol. 68 (1), 2019)
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