Water, Rivers and Creeks - Softcover

Luna B. Leopold

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1891389661 ISBN 13: 9781891389665

Publisher: University Science Books, 2009

Synopsis

Concerned with water resources throughout his career, Luna B. Leopold has at last brought together over forty years of experience to produce Water, Rivers and Creeks, a nontechnical primer on hydrology and water resources. As an expert engineer, meteorologist, environmentalist and geologist, few individuals could provide the breadth of coverage with the insightful brevity that characterize this introduction to water. By integrating the basics of hydrology and geomorphology with the practical formulation of policy, this book is intended for the general public, students of environmental studies, legislators, policy makers, and all others who are interested in the use, control, and management of water.

About this title

About the Author:

Prior to his death in February of 2006, Luna B. Leopold was professor Emeritus of the Department of Geology and Geophysics at the University of California, Berkeley. He was widely considered the nation's top expert on how rivers shape the land. Leopold authored more than 180 publications including six books. He was a member of the National Academy of Sciences, The American Philosophical Society, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and received numerous awards and honors including the National Medal of Science.

Review:

A distinguished academic at the University of California, Berkeley, and former chief hydrologist at the US Geological Survey, Leopold offers as succinct a treatise on the principles and practice of hydrology as you could imagine...This is the kind of book students yearn for but seldom find. --The Times Higher

Authoritative, engaging, well written, and easily accessible...The book should be required reading for any North American science teacher who has not a course in hydrology or water resources, and recommended reading for secondary-school students who anticipate college majors in science, engineering or public service. Further, this brief book may very well be the long-awaited required reading; about natural and managed water appropriate for all local and regional policy makers. Certainly the genius of the small, concise book is its engaging thoroughness presented with measured use of technical terminology. --Journal of Geoscience Education

This is a delightful little book. I found myself marveling at Dr. Leopold s ability to pull so much together so succinctly. --David L. Freyberg, Stanford University

This is a delightful little book. I found myself marveling at Dr. Leopold s ability to pull so much together so succinctly. --David L. Freyberg, Stanford University

A distinguished academic at the University of California, Berkeley, and former chief hydrologist at the US Geological Survey, Leopold offers as succinct a treatise on the principles and practice of hydrology as you could imagine...This is the kind of book students yearn for but seldom find. --The Times Higher

About this edition

• Publisher: University Science Books
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1891389661
• ISBN 13: 9781891389665
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 208