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Apr 26, 2012
Winning Back Our Wetlands: Getting to the Root of the Issue
Publication: Engineering Approaches to Ecosystem Restoration
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The paper reviews various causes of wetland loss and means, including justification, for their protection, enhancement and restoration in the light of institutional and social factors. Aspects of the UK situation are briefly examined, and related to the global interests in sustainable development, catchment management and source control methods.
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© 1998 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Apr 26, 2012
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John L. Gardiner, Ph.D.
Professor, Flood Hazard Research Centre, Middlesex University, London, England
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