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RECORD NUMBER: 3 OF 3| Main Title | Waterlogged wealth : why waste the world's wet places? / | |||||||||||
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| Author | Maltby, Edward. | |||||||||||
| Publisher | International Institute for Environment and Development, | |||||||||||
| Year Published | 1986 | |||||||||||
| OCLC Number | 18834448 | |||||||||||
| ISBN | 0905347633 (pbk) : | |||||||||||
| Subjects | Wetland conservation | |||||||||||
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| Collation | 200 p. : ill., maps ; 21 cm. | |||||||||||
| Notes | Includes index. Bibliography: p. 192-193. |
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| Contents Notes | 1. Wetlands and people.--2. What are wetlands?--3. Types of wetland I: marshes, swamps and mires.--4. Types of wetland II: peatlands and floodplains.--5. Wetlands and water quality.--6. Wetlands and wildlife.--7. The threatened landscape.--8. Dams, barrages, canals and wetlands.--9. Peatlands-a burning issue.--10. Social, economic and political conflicts.--11. Politics, people and foreign aid.--12. Wetland management: problems and cures. |