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Introduction

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 January 2010

Mike Bonell and

L. A. Bruijnzeel

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M. Bonell and

L. A. Bruijnzeel

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Mike Bonell: Affiliation:
Chief of the Hydrological Processes and Climate Section, The UNESCO Division of Water Sciences.
L. A. Bruijnzeel: Affiliation:
Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor of Eco-Hydrology, The Department of Hydrology and Geo-Environmental Sciences, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam.
M. Bonell: Affiliation:
UNESCO, Paris
L. A. Bruijnzeel: Affiliation:
Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam

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This book reviews the current state of knowledge of forest hydrology and related land-water management issues in the humid tropics. As happened earlier in the related field of soil erosion and conservation, the days are long gone when land—water issues could be approached in a purely technical manner (cf. Hudson, 1971; Critchley, this volume), so much so that in a recent overview of responses to land degradation (Bridges et al., 2001), the majority of chapters dealt with socio-economic, institutional and policy-related aspects rather than the physical aspects of soil erosion. In view of the importance of policy and governance aspects in environmental management, in particular the involvement of local communities and other resource managers, the present book also aims to bring together scientific, policy and management perspectives. Such perspectives address tropical forest—land—water management issues and concurrently also seek optimum solutions for the benefit of all interest groups involved. Of late, the term ‘Blue Revolution’ has been coined to describe the shift from the traditional technical approach to one that gives due consideration to socio-economic factors as well (Calder, 1999).

The contents of this book are based on contributions made to a joint UNESCO International Hydrological Programme (IHP) – International Union of Forestry Research Organisations (IUFRO) Symposium and Workshop Forest—Water—People in the Humid Tropics: Past, Present, and Future Hydrological Research for Integrated Land and Water Management, hosted by Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 30 July – 4 August 2000.

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Information: Forests, Water and People in the Humid Tropics
Past, Present and Future Hydrological Research for Integrated Land and Water Management
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511535666.004 [Opens in a new window]

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Print publication year: 2005

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