Buch, Englisch, 220 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 453 g
Past, Present and Future Challenges
Buch, Englisch, 220 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 453 g
Reihe: Earthscan Studies in Water Resource Management
ISBN: 978-0-367-67498-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
This book provides a comprehensive overview of the influence that the papyrus plant has had on African wetlands, with a particular focus on the Nile, in the past and how this may change with the oncoming threats of climate change.
The papyrus plant is one of the fastest growing in the world and it forms the dominant vegetation in almost all sub-Saharan wetlands, and particularly the Nile Basin wetlands. Unlike other books on rivers and wetlands, this book focuses on this dominant and defining plant which plays such an important role in determining the structure and functioning of the Nile and other African wetland systems. It examines papyrus in the past, in the present and in the future, asking where and when did it evolve, what features have made it so widespread, productive and useful to humans, and how it has influenced the ecology of African wetlands. With over two hundred and fifty million people relying on the water of the Nile to survive, the book examines the intimate relationship between, papyrus, people and the river. It concludes by discussing the current challenges to the sustainability of that relationship and whether this relationship can withstand the threat of changing climate and human demands as populations increase.
This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of wetland management, ecosystem services, water resource management, biogeography, sustainable development and African studies
Zielgruppe
Academic, Postgraduate, and Undergraduate Advanced
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften
- Geowissenschaften Geologie Limnologie (Süßwasser)
- Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Ökologie
- Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltschutz, Umwelterhaltung
- Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Geographie: Sachbuch, Reise
- Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften, Biologie: Sachbuch, Naturführer
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Afrikanische Geschichte
Weitere Infos & Material
1. An Introduction to Papyrus and its’ Environment 2. Ancient Uses of the Papyrus Plant 3. The Nile Basin and Papyrus Wetlands 4. Carbon and Water Cycling in Papyrus Wetlands 5. Threats to Papyrus Wetlands – anthropogenic impacts, altered hydrology and climate change 6. Ecosystem Services and Sustainable Management of Papyrus Wetlands 7. The future for Papyrus Wetlands