Land Stewardship Through Watershed Management

by Ffolliott, Peter F.; Baker, Malchus B.; Edminster, Carleton B.; Dillon, Madelyn C.; Mora, Karen L.

• ISBN13: 9780306466984
• ISBN10: 0306466988
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-11-01
• Publisher: Plenum Pub Corp

Summary

This volume highlights the need for enhancing the effectiveness of land stewardship and management of the world's natural resources to meet the need of the growing global population for conservation, sustainable development, and the use of land, water, and other natural resources. Ecosystem-based, multiple-use land stewardship is necessary when considering the present and future uses of land, water, and other natural resources on an operationally efficient scale. The chapters focus on global watershed management perspectives, problems, and programs; a retrospective survey of watershed management, lessons learned, emerging tools and technologies, and locally-led initiatives; the issues confronted when implementing a watershed management approach to land stewardship; the anticipated future contributions of watershed management to land stewardship; and the protocols necessary to realize the contributions of watershed management to land stewardship in practices, projects, and programs.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(8)
Watershed Management Approach to Land Stewardship	1	(5)
Watershed	2	(1)
Watershed Management	2	(1)
Watershed Management Practices	2	(1)
Watershed Management Approach	2	(4)
Book Organization	6	(1)
Perspectives, Problems, Programs	6	(1)
A Retrospective Viewpoint	6	(1)
Issues to be Confronted in the Future	7	(1)
Watershed Management Contributions to Land Stewardship	7	(1)
Future Protocols	7	(1)
Summary	7	(2)
References	8	(1)
Perspectives, Problems, Programs	9	(26)
Global Views	9	(9)
Basin of Mexico	10	(2)
Mountainous Watersheds of Taiwan	12	(2)
Azraq Basin of Jordan	14	(2)
India	16	(2)
Views in the United States	18	(11)
Lake States, Northeast, and East	20	(2)
Southeast	22	(2)
Pacific Northwest	24	(3)
Colorado River Basin	27	(2)
Summary	29	(6)
References	30	(5)
A Retrospective View	35	(28)
History of Watershed Management	35	(4)
Early History	35	(1)
Late 19th Century	36	(1)
Early 20th Century	36	(1)
Middle 20th Century	37	(1)
Late 20th Century	38	(1)
Lessons Learned	39	(7)
Streamflow	39	(2)
Erosion	41	(1)
Sedimentation	42	(2)
Water Quality	44	(2)
Other Natural Resources and the Multiple-Use Concept	46	(1)
Emerging Tools and Technologies	46	(7)
Data Acquisition	47	(1)
Spatial Analysis and Modeling	48	(2)
Internet Applications	50	(2)
Decision-Support Systems	52	(1)
Locally Led Watershed Management Initiatives	53	(3)
Watershed Partnerships	53	(1)
Watershed Councils	54	(2)
Watershed Corporations	56	(1)
Summary	56	(7)
References	57	(6)
Issues to be Confronted	63	(30)
Sustainability	63	(1)
Global Issues	63	(10)
Increasing Water Scarcity	64	(2)
Water Pollution Problems	66	(1)
Droughts, Floods, Torrents	67	(1)
Landslide Occurrences	68	(1)
Hydrologic Response of Headwaters	69	(1)
Cumulative Watershed Effects	70	(2)
Scarcity of Land and Other Natural Resources	72	(1)
Tenure Issues	73	(1)
Issues in the United States	73	(9)
Maintenance of Water-Quality Standards	74	(1)
Role of Prescribed Fire	75	(1)
Impact of Roads and Trails	76	(3)
Watershed-Riparian Relationships	79	(2)
Impacts of Urbanization	81	(1)
Best Management Practices (BMPs)	82	(1)
Research Needs	82	(3)
Planning Tools	83	(1)
Hydrologic Research	83	(1)
Monitoring and Evaluation Techniques	83	(1)
Coastal Estuaries, Lake Shorelines, and Streamside Habitats	84	(1)
Participatory Planning Process	84	(1)
Policy and Program Evaluation	84	(1)
Summary	85	(8)
References	85	(8)
Watershed Management Contributions to Land Stewardship	93	(26)
Factors Impacting Watershed Management	93	(6)
Planning Aspects	95	(1)
Scale and Topography	95	(1)
Management and Administration	96	(1)
Land and Resource Tenure	96	(1)
Institutional Support and Policy Implications	97	(1)
Strategies for Sustainable Watershed Management Projects	98	(1)
Watershed Management Contributions	99	(15)
An Improved and Logical Planning Basis	99	(4)
Securing Clean Water	103	(3)
Sustaining Flows of Natural and Economic Resources	106	(3)
Ensuring the Health and Stability of Watershed-Riparian Systems	109	(1)
Investment, Employment, and Income Opportunities	110	(2)
More Effective Land-Use Policies	112	(2)
Summary	114	(5)
References	115	(4)
Future Protocols	119	(16)
Rationale for a Watershed Management Approach to Land Stewardship	119	(1)
Protocols	120	(10)
Anticipating Future Landscape Conditions	121	(2)
Responding to Increased Water Demands	123	(4)
Implementing Effective Policies and Policy Instruments	127	(3)
Adoption of a Watershed Management Approach to Land Stewardship	130	(2)
Barriers	130	(1)
Overcoming Barriers	131	(1)
Summary	132	(3)
References	133	(2)
Index	135