Riverine Ecosystem Management: Science for Governing Towards a Sustainable Future

Chapter 1. Challenges in Riverine Ecosystem Management.- Part I Human Impacts, Mitigation and Restoration.- Chapter 2. Historic Milestones of Human River Uses and Ecological Impacts.- Chapter 3. River Morphology, Channelization, and Habitat Restoration.- Chapter 4. River Hydrology, Flow Alteration, and Environmental Flow.- Chapter 5. Hydropeaking Impacts and Mitigation.- Chapter 6. Dams: Ecological Impacts and Management.- Chapter 7. Aquatic Habitat Modeling in Running Waters.- Chapter 8. The Role of Sediment and Sediment Dynamics in the Aquatic Environment.- Chapter 9. River Connectivity, Habitat Fragmentation and Related Restoration Meas.- Chapter 10. Phosphorus and Nitrogen Dynamics in Riverine Systems: Human Impacts and Management Options.- Chapter 11. Climate Change Impacts in Riverine Ecosystems.- Chapter 12. Ecotoxicology.- Chapter 13. Land Use.- Chapter 14. Recreational Fisheries - The Need for Sustainability in Fisheries Management of Alpine Rivers.- Part II Management, Methodologies, Governance.- Chapter 15. Restoration in Integrated River Basin Management.- Chapter 16.Adaptive Management of Riverine Socio-ecological Systems.- Chapter 17. Legislative Framework for River Ecosystem Management on International and European Level.- Chapter 18. Ensuring Long-Term Cooperation Over Transboundary Water Resources Through Joint River Basin Management.- Chapter 19. Biomonitoring and Bioassessment.- Chapter 20. Biodiversity and Freshwater Information Systems.- Chapter 21. Ecosystem Services in River Landscapes.- Chapter 22. Public Participation and Environmental Education.- Chapter 23. NGOs in Freshwater Resource Management.- Part III Case Studies.- Chapter 24. Danube Under Pressure: Hydropower Rules the Fish.- Chapter 25. Danube Floodplain Lobau.- Chapter 26. Danube Sturgeons: Past and Future.- Chapter 27. Healthy Fisheries Sustain Society and Ecology in Burkina Faso.- Chapter 28. The Tisza River: Managing a Lowland River in the Carpathian Basin.- Part IV Summary.- Chapter 29. Landmarks, Advances and Future Challenges in Riverine Ecosystem Management.