Ecohydrology-Based Landscape Restoration

This book provides an introduction to a fairly new approach to natural resources management practice entitled ecohydrology-based landscape restoration.

Autorentext
Mulugeta Dadi Belete is Associate Professor of Hydrology and Water Resources at Hawassa University, Ethiopia.

Inhalt

1. Philosophical foundations for Ecohydrology-based Landscape Restoration (EcoLaR) approach and limitations of the conventional practices 2. Guiding principles of Ecohydrology-based Landscape Restoration (EcoLaR) Approach 3. Conceptual design of green-(semi) grey infrastructure as Ecohydrological Systemic Solution for landscape restoration 4. Ecohydrologic strategy for functional restoration of landscape hillslopes 5. Ecohydrologic strategy for sustainable management of farmlands 6. Ecohydrologic strategy for restoration of gully networks in a landscape 7. Characterization of vegetated riparian buffer zones as the last line of defense for protecting water bodies from degradation: Meta-analysis 8. Framework for management strategies of natural wetlands 9. Synthesis and implication of the Ecohydrology-Based Landscape Restoration approach to the wider ecosystem management sector: the concluding chapter