Integrated Watershed Management

Traditionally, watersheds have been viewed as hydrological units to conserve soil and water, and a compartmental approach has been adopted. However, through the integrated watershed management approach, all-natural resources in the watershed are managed efficiently and effectively so that the rural livelihoods can be improved substantially through the convergence of various activities. This book is intended to cover technologies, information, and knowledge that would help to address critical physical, biological, and socioeconomic problems of natural resources and provides a mechanism for their sustainable management and utilization. Both internal and external factors of the physical environment, policy, economic, socio-cultural, and technological dimensions are also elaborated.

This book provides readers with an opportunity to learn a flexible, integrated framework for watershed management that addresses the biophysical, social, and economic issues affecting water resources and their use. Thus, this book is intended to assess watershed characteristics that will help to explore the possibilities of reducing sedimentation and its related effects.