Ecohydrology : a new paradigm for bioengineers
| Author(s) : | Malaisse F. A.C. Gouder de Beauregard G. Torres, |
| Publisher : | N/A |
| Publication Date : | 2002 |
| ISSN : | N/A |
| Abstract : | Worried about the future of freshwater resources, UNESCO launched in 1996 a new worldwide programme called ''Ecohydrology, a New Paradigm''. As a first step, the paper defines the term ''ecohydrology'' more widely. Five practical cases, in Europe and Africa, synthesize the large domain that ecohydrology embraces. The concept is then discussed on three points: topicality, involved actors and innovative research axes. The latest briefly present phytoremediation and biomanipulation., |