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Environmental Overview of the Northern River Basins

R. Bruce MacLockErik Aksel EllehojBernadette LyonsNorthern River Basins Study (Canada)

出版	Northern River Basins Study, 1997
主題	Nature / Ecosystems & Habitats / RiversScience / Environmental Science
ISBN	06622557639780662255765
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=yl5GAQAAMAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋

Presents a synthesis of reports on the environmental and socio-economic characteristics of the Peace, Athabasca, and Slave river basins in northern Alberta. Includes information on basin hydrology, basin inhabitants, physiographic features (geology, soils, vegetation), climate and weather, fish and wildlife, land use (for urban development, agriculture, forestry, resource extraction, tourism, recreation, transportation, fishing, and hunting/trapping), water quality and quantity, and the jurisdictional framework for resource management in the basin area. The final chapter contains an outline of the history of the area and discussion of issues related to sustainable development in the basin area.