River conservation and management: ed P. J. Boon, P. Calow & G. E. Petts, (Wiley), ISBN (hardback) 0 471 92946 8, price £65.00 (US$138.30), 1992, 470 pp, index

Abstract

River Conservation and Management' is a book based on a symposium sponsored by the Nature Conservancy Council of Great Britain. The symposium was held at the University of York in September of 1990 and which was. The book consists of 29 contributed papers which are organized into an introduction, four subject sections, and a conclusion. The subjects covered include (1) The Case for Conservation; (2) River Classification and the Assessment of Conservation Potential; (3) Recovery and Rehabilitation; and (4) Protecting Rivers--Legislation and Public Participation. The common themes which characterize the book include whole catchment planning, the division of water resource responsibilities among political entities and the concomitant decrease in accountability for the well-being of the resource. This book has a European focus but still manages to emphasize the interdisciplinary nature of riverine research.