The main thrust of this book is focused on addressing the various interrelated processes
analysis and activities bearing upon sound river management. River basins are complex systems.
They are open systems with sometimes ill-defined boundaries. It refers to various aspects
essential to achieve a sustainable development of river basins including water demand and
river management. Intensified erosion land water degradation and stream flow pollution which
call for appropriate river restoration and training measures. A viable theory for river
management must reconcile the various processes that occur at different scales in order to
develop a knowledge base by synthesizing research and field studies results. The book is
intended to augment the knowledge base of behaviour of rivers and analyse the issues related to
rivers so as to develop river system management techniques emerging from in-depth scientific
analysis as a priority. This book pools together the expertise the in-depth knowledge and the
experience of the people representing different disciplines bearing on the related aspects of
analysis and management of river systems.AudienceThe book is expected to be useful to academics
practitioners scientists water managers environmentalists administrators researchers and
students who are involved and have stakes in water management and river system analysis.
