Assessing river health : a confluence of human attitudes, ecology and hydrology

Uthpala Pinto; Basant Maheshwari; Surendra Shrestha

Assessing river health : a confluence of human attitudes, ecology and hydrology

Uthpala Pinto, Basant Maheshwari, Surendra Shrestha

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Abstract

In this paper, we review the definition of river health and issues related to assessing river health. We propose a methodology to develop a practical framework and toolkit for river health assessment using the Hawkesbury-Nepean River (HNR) system as a case study. The development of a simple and robust framework proposed here will be useful for a range of policy makers and natural resource managers to make evidence based decisions on river health improvement programs. The framework and toolkit is expected to help reduce the high cost of large-scale routine monitoring (i.e. macrophyte surveys) often conducted to assess river health.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of AWA Specialty Conference 2009: Sustaining the Rivers and Reservoirs, 17-18 November 2009, Canberra, A.C.T.
Publisher	Australian Water Association
Number of pages	8
Publication status	Published - 2009
Event	Australian Water Association Specialty Conference - Duration: 17 Nov 2009 → …

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Conference	Australian Water Association Specialty Conference
Period	17/11/09 → …

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Assessing river health : a confluence of human attitudes, ecology and hydrology. / Pinto, Uthpala; Maheshwari, Basant ; Shrestha, Surendra.
Proceedings of AWA Specialty Conference 2009: Sustaining the Rivers and Reservoirs, 17-18 November 2009, Canberra, A.C.T.. Australian Water Association, 2009.

Research output: Chapter in Book / Conference Paper › Conference Paper › peer-review

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