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1. Education for Sustainable Development

   Papers in Honour of the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014)

   Edited by Brian Chalkley, Martin Haigh, David Higgitt

   In 2005, The United Nations launched its Decade of Education for Sustainable Development, which recognises that education, including Higher Education is the key to the change in social attitudes that will be needed to protect the welfare of future generations. This involves helping learners to live...

   Published July 8th 2010 by Routledge
2. From Headwaters to the Ocean

   Hydrological Change and Water Management - Hydrochange 2008, 1-3 October 2008, Kyoto, Japan

   Edited by Makoto Taniguchi, William C. Burnett, Yoshihiro Fukushima, MARTIN HAIGH, Yu Umezawa

   The vulnerability of water resources due to climate change and human activities is globally increasing. The phenomenon of hydrological change is complicated because of the combinations and interactions between natural climate fluctuation, global warming and human activities including changes in...

   Published September 10th 2008 by CRC Press
3. Reclaimed Land

   Edited by Martin J. Haigh

   This text is the first in a series that sets out to highlight work being done to restore land damaged by human activity, and to minimize further damage. Each volume explores a land management problem from a scientific perspective. This work investigates surface coal mining and its effects....

   Published December 31st 1999 by Taylor & Francis
4. Hydrological Problems and Environmental Management in Highlands and Headwaters

   Edited by Josef Krecek, G. Rajwar, Martin Haigh

   This set of papers presents a description of the synthesis of hydrological problems and various environmental implications and management strategies for different highland and headwater regions of the world. Regions covered include the Himalayas, Russian mountains, Amazonia, and upland Wales....

   Published December 31st 1995 by Taylor & Francis
5. Sustainable Reconstruction of Highland and Headwater Regions

   Proceedings of the third international symposium, New Delhi 6-8 October 1995

   Edited by R.B. Singh, Martin J. Haigh

   Rebuilding the vitality of mountain environments (Ecosystem health / Bio- diversity / Social, cultural and economic aspects); Environmental impacts of development in headwater regions (Impacts of commercial forestry, tourism, road construction, mining, etc.); Hydrology of headwater regions (Impacts...

   Published December 31st 1994 by Taylor & Francis