{"product_id":"risk-informed-management-of-european-river-basins-9783642429446","title":"Risk-Informed Management of European River Basins","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Jos Brils\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Springer\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Springer\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Environmental Science (see also Chemistry - Environmental)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe growing impacts of economic activities and climate change on the conditions of rivers throughout the world, require a new, integrated approach towards river basin management, an approach that can also cope with an uncertain future. In this volume, leading European scientists and representatives of major stakeholder groups present risk-informed management as this new approach, as developed in the European Commission-funded project RISKBASE. It aims to improve the ecological quality of river basins and thus to sustain the goods and services they provide for the benefit of society. Risk-informed management involves the integrated application of three key-principles: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Being well informed\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Managing adaptively\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Pursuing a participatory approach\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe authors explain and underpin these principles in detail, offer inspiring examples from practice and connect them to the implementation of the European Water Framework Directive (WFD).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThisbook is intended for scientists, consultants and practitioners concerned about river basins, world-wide, as well as the drafters and implementers of the WFD River Basin Management Plans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45283405791383,"sku":"9783642429446","price":14690.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9783642429446.webp?v=1769304892","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/risk-informed-management-of-european-river-basins-9783642429446","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}